The Loss of the S.S. Titanic: Its Story and Its Lessons

by Lawrence Beesley

Book Overview

First published in 1912, just two short months after the sinking of the TITANIC, this hauntingly immediate account opens with Lawrence Beesley's story of arriving onshore and soon after walking through the doors of Messrs. Houghton and Mifflin to tell his tale. THE LOSS OF THE S.S. TITANIC represents Beesley's attempt not just to record the events of the sinking but to set the record straight. In so doing, he captures both the majesty and the tragedy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618055312
• ISBN13: 9780618055319
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

1st Hand, verbose account by intelligent witness.

Beesley, a schoolteacher and TITANIC 2nd class passenger, brilliantly recalls his experiences aboard the ill-fated ocean liner...and lucky for us, as his recounting of the disaster is especially well told with both accuracy and emotion. A must-have addition to your TITANIC library.

a true account

This is a tale told by a survivor of the S.S. Titanic. It was published just after the Titanic's sinking in 1912. Insisde are the authors true account of the disaster with six real photos of the vessels journey. The story will give you goosebumps down your spine and allow you to expierience the tragedy yourself. This book cannot begin to compare to the other stories of the Titanic. It's power comes from a first hand account that provides more information than a fact book can tell you.