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When she set sail from Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York on April 10, 1912, RMS Titanic, the pride of the White Star fleet, was the largest ocean liner in the world. Deemed "practically unsinkable" because of her double-bottomed hull and watertight compartments, she carried more than 2,000 passengers and crew, although only sufficient lifeboats for just over half that number. Four days out of Southampton, on the night of April 14, she struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank within a matter of hours; 1,503 lives were lost. Logan Marshall interviewed the survivors in the immediate aftermath of the disaster and in this book he records the facts as they were known. Well established as part of the canon of Titanic literature, this book is a must-have for anyone with an interest in the ship and her sorrowful fate. Logan Marshall was the author of several books, including a study of the First World War, an account of the building of the Panama Canal, a collection of favorite fairy tales and a life of Theodore Roosevelt. In 'Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters' Logan Marshall interviewed the survivors in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. Their raw testimonies fill the pages of this book with unflinching honesty and drama. It is well established in historical literary circles as "the must have book" in every Titanic enthusiast's library. "Logan Marshall, whose book, 'Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters' suggested that the term 'chivalry' was a 'mild appellation' for the 'conduct of the gentlemen' on board. 'Some of the vaunted knights of old were desperate cowards by comparison. A fight in the open field, or jousting in the tournament, did not call out manhood in a man as did the waiting till the great ship took the final plunge.'" -Frances Wilson, "How to Survive the Titanic, or The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay CHAPTER I. FIRST NEWS OF THE GREATEST MARINE DISASTER IN HISTORY CHAPTER II. THE MOST SUMPTUOUS PALACE AFLOAT CHAPTER III. THE MAIDEN VOYAGE OF THE TITANIC CHAPTER IV. SOME OF THE NOTABLE PASSENGERS CHAPTER V. THE TITANIC STRIKES AN ICEBERG! CHAPTER VI. "WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST!" CHAPTER VII. LEFT TO THEIR FATE CHAPTER VIII. THE CALL FOR HELP HEARD CHAPTER IX. IN THE DRIFTING LIFE-BOATS CHAPTER X. ON BOARD THE CARPATHIA CHAPTER XI. PREPARATIONS ON LAND TO RECEIVE THE SUFFERERS CHAPTER XII. THE TRAGIC HOME-COMING LIST OF SURVIVORS LIST OF SURVIVORS--SECOND CABIN CHAPTER XIII. THE STORY OF CHARLES F. HURD CHAPTER XIV. THRILLING ACCOUNT BY L. BEASLEY CHAPTER XV. JACK THAYER'S OWN STORY OF THE WRECK CHAPTER XVI. INCIDENTS RELATED BY JAMES McGOUGH CHAPTER XVII. WIRELESS OPERATOR PRAISES HEROIC WORK CHAPTER XVIII. STORY OF THE STEWARD CHAPTER XIX. HOW THE WORLD RECEIVED THE NEWS CHAPTER XX. BRAVERY OF THE OFFICERS AND CREW CHAPTER XXI. SEARCHING FOR THE DEAD LIST OF IDENTIFIED DEAD CHAPTER XXII. CRITICISM OF ISMAY CHAPTER XXIII. THE FINANCIAL LOSS CHAPTER XXIV. OPINIONS OF EXPERTS CHAPTER XXV. OTHER GREAT MARINE DISASTERS CHAPTER XXVI. DEVELOPMENT OF SHIPBUILDING CHAPTER XXVII. SAFETY AND LIFE-SAVING DEVICES CHAPTER XXVIII. TIME FOR REFLECTION AND REFORMS CHAPTER XXIX. THE SENATORIAL INVESTIGATION