Titanic: the death and life of a legend [1st Vintage books ed] 9780307948403, 0307948404, 9781299080775, 1299080774

Table of contents :
The evil dream --
"Iceberg right ahead!" --
Survival of the richest? --
In the lifeboats --
The xonundrum of Captain Lord --
J. "Brute" Ismay --
The curious behavior of Marconi --
Senator Smith and his "farce" --
Lord Mersey and the whitewash brush --
The Titanic rediscovered --
The graveyard of a legend.

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