Titanic A Tribute To Mans Arrogance

Titanic was the greatest ship of its era. It was a testament to wealth and showed the extent of mankind's creativity and intelligence, but suddenly, on 14th April 1912, it struck an iceberg and sank, leaving 1500 people in the icy Atlantic water to die. Titanic: A Tribute To Man's Arrogance, shows the attitudes of the public towards technology at the time, and specifically Titanic, before, during, and after the catastrophic disaster, and the lessons mankind learnt that fateful night and the consequences of their arrogance.Amy Smith has a personal connection to the Titanic disaster as she is the great, great niece of a man that died that night amongst hundreds of others. It has inspired her to write books on the lessons learnt from the man-made disaster, and how we will continue to remember those that perished that tragic night.

Promoted as virtually unsinkable, the ultimate luxury liner, the largest ship in the world, the RMS Titanic sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912, taking some 1,500 people to their death. Aboard the ship were the wealthy and famous as well as hundreds of immigrants seeking a new life in America. The most dramatic marine disaster of modern times, the Titanic tragedy captured the interest and imagination of the entire world. The intensity of interest in the catastrophe has increased, particularly after discovery of the wreck off the coast of Newfoundland in the mid-1980s. The resulting literature is vast, including both scholarly and popular sources. Covering more than the published literature, the book also surveys memorabilia, artifacts, cultural icons, music, film, and exhibitions. Divided into three sections, the work opens with a historiographical survey of the literature, then includes descriptive lists of more peripheral material, and concludes with a bibliography of 674 entries. All items covered in the historiographical survey are included in the bibliography. This useful guide will appeal to researchers - both laymen and scholars - interested in the Titanic.

Titanic was the greatest ship of the era. It was a testament of wealth and showed the extent of mankind's creativity and intelligence, but suddenly, on 14th April 1912, it struck an iceberg and sank, leaving 1500 people in the icy Atlantic water to die.Titanic: A Tribute To Man's Arrogance, shows the attitudes of the public towards technology at the time, and specifically Titanic, before, during, and after the catastrophic disaster, and the lessons mankind learnt that fateful night.

The graphic, first-hand story of the first voyage and disastrous sinking of RMS Titanic - told by the survivors themselves. The story of the sinking of the great liner, Titanic, has been told countless times since that fateful night on 14th April 1912 by historians, novelists and film producers alike, but no account is as graphic or revealing as those who were actually there. Through survivors' tales, and contemporary newspaper reports from both sides of the Atlantic, here are eye-witness accounts full of details that range from poignant to humorous, stage by stage from the Liner's glorious launch in Belfast to the sombre sea burial services of those who perished on her first and only voyage. In the book, the voices of the survivors record their own stories, as well as the official records, press reports and investigations into what went wrong that night.

"From first-class splendor to the stifling boiler room ... Experienced first-hand by two cartoon flies, the first and last voyage of Titanic becomes a fact-filled feast for readers' senses and a kid-friendly trip through maritime history that readers won't soon forget."--Publisher's description.

Cobb, "surveys the remarkable story of southern identity and its persistence in the face of sweeping changes in the South's economy, society and political structure."--dust jacket.

This easy-to-follow guide to the Internet, the World Wide Web, America Online, and other electronic communicatins services will help you "wire up" for personal growth using today's exciting new communications technology.

Titanic Light concentrates on de Man's increased interest during the 1960s in Romantic (and post-Romantic) literature and criticism. De Graef follows in detail de Man's strong readings of the works of Holderlin, Rousseau, and Wordsworth. He connects de Man's interpretations of these and other writers with his earlier critical works and his later deconstructive writings. In addition, de Graef places de Man's essays from the 1960s (some later collected in the influential volume Blindness and Insight) in the context of the critical debates of that era - debate's about structuralism, Marxism, phenomenology, American New Criticism, and other critical schools.

A history of the Titanic and a recounting of one of the worst maritime disasters in history.