r.m.s. titanic reading room: bibliography & bookstore

R.M.S. Titanic Reading Room

Welcome to the R.M.S. Titanic Reading Room, a bibliography of 150 works of nonfiction, fiction, children's books, drama, poetry, and documents related to the Titanic. Citations of most works published before 1987 include a brief description.

Archbold, Rick and Dana McCauley. Last Dinner on the Titanic : Menus and Recipes from the Legendary Liner. New York : Hyperion, 1997.
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Ballard, Robert with Rick Archbold. The Discovery of the Titanic. New York, Toronto: Warner Books, Madison Press, 1987. 230 p., illus.; 2nd edition, 1995, 287 p., illus.
Ballard presents a detailed account, replete with color photographs, of the search, discovery, and exploration activities of his 1985 Titanic expedition. Appendices include a Titanic chronology and a glossary. Illustrated by maritime painter Ken Marschall.
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Ballard, Robert. Finding the Titanic NY: Cartwheel Books, November 1,1993. 48 p.

Beesley, Lawrence. The Loss of the Titanic: Its Story and Its Lessons. New York: Houghlin Mifflin, 1912. 302 p., illus.
This classic survivor's account of the disaster was one of the first books on the subject, published just two months after the Titanic's sinking. Also reprinted by 7 C's Press; Riverside, Ct., 1973 with a foreward by John Eaton.
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Behe, George. Titanic: Psychic Forewarnings of a Tragedy. Cambridge, England: Patrick Stephens,1987. 160 p., illus.
Behe presents a careful examination of reported premonitions related to the sinking of the Titanic.
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Biel, Steven. Down with the Old Canoe : A Cultural History of the Titanic Disaster. New York, W.W. Norton & Co., 1996. 300 p., illus.
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Bonsall, Thomas E. Titanic. New York: Gallery, c1987. 64 p., illus.
This beautifully illustrated book relates the history from construction to demise of the three sister ships: the Britannic, the Olympic, and the Titanic.
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Booth, John and Sean Coughlan. Titanic: Signals of Disaster. Westbury: White Star, 1993. 184 p., bibliography.

Bown, Mark and Roger Simmons. R.M.S. Titanic: A Portrait in Old Picture Postcards. Shropshire, England: Brampton Pub., 1987. 95 p., illus.
This comprehensive guide describes postcards of all aspects of the Titanic, from views of the White Star Headquarters to In Memorandum cards.

Boyd-Smith, Peter. Titanic : From Rare Historical Reports. 1st ed. Southampton: Brooks, 1992; 2nd ed. Southampton: Steamship, 1994. 241 p. : illus.

Braynard, Frank O. Story of the Titanic Postcards: 24 Ready-to-Mail Cards. New York: Dover Pubs., 1988. 8 p., illus.
Twenty-four historic photographs and paintings of the Titanic and related subjects are reproduced as glossy black and white postcards, printed four to a page and perforated. Two pages of descriptive notes accompany the postcards.

Brown, Rustie. The Titanic, the Psychic, and the Sea. Lomita, Ca: BlueHarbor, 1981. 163 p., illus.
This book catalogs premonitions and other psychic phenomena related to the sinking of the Titanic.

Bryceson, Dave. The Titanic Disaster : As Reported in the British National Press April-July 1912. New York : Norton, 1997.
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Bullock, Shan F. A Titanic Hero: Thomas Andrews, Shipbuilder. Riverside, Ct.: 7 C's [Dublin:Maunsel, 1912]. 80p., illus.
Chief architect and managing director of the Titanic's construction, Thomas Andrews sailed with his ship on its maiden voyage and did not survive the disaster. The appendix includes cables and condolence letters sent following the disaster.

Chapin, Howard M. Bibliotheca Titanica.. Metuchen, New York: [s.n.], 1926. 21 p., 40 refs. (50 copies printed)
A Titanic survivor and private collector of books on the subject, Chapin published this annotated bibliography of materials in his personal collection. The list was also published in The American Collector, January, 1926, p144-148.

Chapin, Howard M. The Titanic Disaster. Providence, R.I.: A.E. Johnson and Co., 1913. 12p.,illus. (20 copies printed)
Written by a survivor, this book includes a photograph taken by the author's wife of an iceberg cited near the Titanic.

Clarke, Arthur. Ghost from the Grand Banks.NY:Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1990. order this book (paperback) order this book (hardcover)

Cohen, Leo. Titanic Revisited. La Jolla, Ca.: L.Cohen, c1984. 78p., illus.
Titanic Revisted is an attempt to reconstruct the final leg of the Titanic's voyage and to resolve her final position with that of the Californian. It includes charts plotting the courses, positions, and headings of both ships.

Conklin, Thomas. The Titanic Sinks!: Disaster as Media Event. NY: Randon House, 1997. illus.
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Conrad, Joseph. Notes on Life and Letters. London and Toronto: J. M. Dent and Sons, Ltd., 1921. 262 pp.
This publication consists of two essays by the well-known British author protesting the U.S. Senate's Titanic investigation, the treatment of the disaster by the press, and the concept of "unsinkability".

Conrad, Joseph. Some Aspects of the Admiralty Inquiry into the Loss of the Titanic. London: [s.n.], 1919.
One of Conrad's two essays on the Titanic included in Conrad's Notes on Life and Letters (q.v.) is presented.

Conrad, Joseph. Some Reflections, Seamanlike and Otherwise, on the Loss of the Titanic. London: [s.n.], 1919.
This essay was also published in "The English Review", vol.11 (2), May, 1912, p. 304-315. and in Conrad's Notes on Life and Letters (q.v.).

Cooper, Gary. The Man Who Sank the Titanic? : The Life and Times of Captain Edward J. Smith. Stoke-on-Trent : Witan, 1992. 179 p., illus., maps, bibliography.

Costello, Philip. Titanic. Portsmouth (Hampshire), England: Titanic Products, 1985.

Davie, Michael. Titanic: the Death and Life of a Legend. Knopf: 1987. 245 p., illus.
A leading British journalist investigates the controversies, causes, and repercussions of the sinking of the Titanic.
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Davie, Michael. The Titanic: the Full Story of a Tragedy. London: Bodley Head, 1986. 245p., illus.
This is a British edition of Davie's The Titanic: the Death and Life of a Legend. (q.v.)

Dodge, Washington. The Loss of the Titanic. San Francisco: [1912]. illus., plans.
Delivered before the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco on May 11,1912, this firsthand account attempts to deal with some controversies such as why some lifeboats were less than full and held men as well as women. Reprint published by 7 C's Press, Riverside, Ct.

Eaton, John P. and Charles A. Haas. Titanic : The Story in Pictures. Wellington : Stephens, 1986. 160 p., illus.

Eaton, John P. and Charles A. Haas. Titanic: Destination Disaster- the Legend and Reality. New York: Norton, 1987. 160 p.,illus.; revised and expanded ed., Sparkford : Patrick Stephens, 1996. 184 p., illus.
This is a fact-filled history of the Titanic from her construction in the Harland and Wolff shipyard to Robert Ballard's 1986 discovery of her remains. 130 black and white illustrations accompany the text.
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Eaton, John P. and Charles A. Haas. Titanic: Triumph and Tragedy. NewYork: Norton, 1986. 319p., illus. ; 2nd edition, c1994, 352p., illus.
A treasure trove of photos, illustrations, lists, letters, and other documents covering all aspects of the Titanic accompanies a riveting text in this definitive account of the tragedy. Appendices include collectibles, deck plans,and the cargo manifesto.
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Everett, Marshall, ed. Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic: the Ocean's Greatest Disaster: A Graphic and Thrilling Account of the Greatest Floating Palace Ever Built Carrying Down to Watery Graves More than 1,500 Souls. Chicago: L.H. Walter, 1912. 320p. illus.
Many photos and drawings accompany this slightly sensational contemporary account of the tragedy. In other editions the author is listed as Henry Neil (pseudonym Everett Marshall) and Thomas H. Russell (co-editor).

Fredericks, Henry, ed. The Tragic Story of the Titanic. Philadelphia: International Bible Press, 19 p., illus.
This widely distributed contemporary description of the disaster should not be considered historically accurate. It features a compilation of survivors' accounts, a chronology of marine disasters from 1866 to 1911, a list of Titanic passengers, and excerpts from the U.S. Senate Inquiry.

This was one of several "instant" Titanic books rushed to press a few months after the disaster which are nearly identical in content but were given a variety of titles and attributed to different editors. Other versions include The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters edited by Marshall Logan , The Sinking of the Titanic: Most Appalling Ocean Horror: with Graphic Descriptions of Hundreds Swept to Eternity Beneath the Waves ed. by Jay Mowbray, and The Tragic Story of the Titanic by Henry Fredericks, The Deathless Story of the Titanic by Phillip Gibbs and Ocean’s Greatest Tragedy (no editor) . More information on these books can be found at http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/jay .

Friedlander, Robert. Translated by Erna McArthur. Titanic. London: Secker, 1938.

Gardiner, Robin and Dan van der Vat. The Riddle of the Titanic. London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1995. 312 p., illus.

Gardiner, Robin and Dan van der Vat. The Titanic Conspiracy : Cover-Ups and Mysteries of the World's Most Famous Sea Disaster. New York : Carol Pub. Group, 1996. 312 p., illus.
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Gardner, Martin, ed. The Wreck of the Titanic Foretold? Amherst, NY: Prometheus, 1986. 157 p., illus.
This book Investigates reported predictions of the sinking of the Titanic.
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Garrett, Richard. Atlantic Disaster: Titanic and Other Victims of the North Atlantic. Auburn, WA: Seven Hills, 1986. 286 pp., illus., map.
Episodes from the Titanic tragedy and twenty other North Atlantic maritime disasters are interwoven.
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Gibbs, Philip. The Deathless Story of the Titanic. London: Lloyds Weekly News, 1912. 44p., illus.
See Lloyds Weekly News and Fredericks, Henry, The Tragic Story of the Titanic.

Gracie, Colonel Archibald. The Truth About the Titanic. New York, New York : Mitchell, Kennerly, 1913, 323 p., illus. Reprint published as Titanic: A Survivor's Story, Chicago: Academy Chicago Pr., 1996.
Detailed personal account of the tragedy by a well known survivor. Incidents reported by survivors are corroborated by excerpts from official testimony.
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Groff, John M. and Allen, Jane E. Titanic and Her Era. Philadelphia, Pa.: Philadelphia Maritime Museum, 1982. 31 pp., illus. bibliography.
This text accompanied the Titanic exhibit which opened in 1982 in the Philadelphia Maritime Museum.

Hansen, Erik Fosnes. Psalm at Journey's End. translated by Joan Tate. New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1996. 371 p.
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Harrison, Leslie. Defending Captain Lord : A Titanic Myth, Part Two. Worcestershire, England: Images Pub., 1996. 191 p. : ilusl.

Harrison, Leslie. A Titanic Myth: the Californian Incident. London: William Kimber, 1986, 281 p., illus., bibliography.
Written in defense of Captain Stanley Lord, whose ship the Californian lay 19 miles from the sinking Titanic, this book also chronicles the difficulties encountered by its author as Secretary General of the Merchantile Marine Service Association trying officially to clear Lord's name.

Heyer, Paul. Titanic Legacy : Disaster as Media Event and Myth. / Paul Heyer. Westport, CT, Praeger, 1995. 175 p. illus.
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Hilton, George W. Eastland : Legacy of the Titanic. Stanford, CA.: Stanford University Press, 1995. 364 p., illus., maps, bibliography.
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Hoffman, William and Grimm, Jack. Beyond Reach: The Search for the Titanic. New York: Beaufort Books, c1982. 206 p., illus.
Beyond Reach relates the unsuccessful attempt in 1981 by Jack Grim and his crew to locate the sunken Titanic, interspersed with details of the Titanic's history.
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Hyslop, Donald, Alastair Forsyth, and Sheila Jemima, eds. Titanic Voices : Memories from the Fateful Voyage. NY: St. Martin's Press,1997.
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Lightoller, Commander C.H. Titanic and Other Ships. London: Nicholson and Watson, 1935. 344 p.
The Titanic's Second Officer describes his very eventful life at sea. Chapters thirty through thirty-five pertain to his experience with the Titanic.

Lloyd's Weekly News. The Deathless Story of the Titanic: Complete Narrative with Many Illustrations. London: Lloyd's Weekly News, 1912. Reprint. London: Lloyd's of London Press,1985. 40p., illus.
This facsimile reprint of a 1912 Lloyd's Weekly News Supplement covers all aspects of the disaster in various articles of the day. Numerous photographs and illustrations include such rare scenes as Milbank St., Southampton, home of several crew members, and a Requiem Mass for the dead at Westminster Cathedral.

Lord, Walter. The Night Lives On. New York: William Morrow, 1986. 272 p., illus.
Lord's historical detective work explores such controversial issues as whether faulty construction contributed to the tragedy, why the distress rockets weren't answered, why wireless warnings of the iceberg went unheeded, and what song the band was playing as the ship went down.
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Lord, Walter. A Night to Remember. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1955. 209 p., illus.
Arguably the most famous of all Titanic books, this gripping and factual narrative rekindled the public's interest in story of the great ship and the people on board. It includes many illustrations, include a passenger list and an addendum, "Facts About the Titanic." A revised, illustrated edition was published in 1976 with minor corrections to the text and 125 pages of illustrations.
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Lynch, Donald. Titanic: An Illustrated History. paintings by Ken Marschall ; introduction by Robert Ballard. New York, Hyperion, 1992. 227 p. ilus.
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MacInnis, Joseph. Titanic: in a New Light. Charlottesville: Thomasson-Grant, 1992. 96 p.
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Marcus, Geoffrey. The Maiden Voyage. New York: Viking Press, 1969. 320 p., illus.
A history of the disaster which includes a critical look at the British Inquiry by the Board of Trade. Folded deck plan of the Titanic in pocket.

Marshall, Logan, ed. The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters. Philadelphia, Pa.:The John C.Winston Co., c1912. 350p., illus. See Fredericks,
The Sinking of the Titanic was reissued in 1997 with commentary by editor Bruce Caplan. Seattle, WA: Hara Pub. See Fredericks, Henry, ed. The Tragic Story of the Titanic.
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Mauro, Philip. The Titanic Catastrophe and Its Lessons. London: Morgan and Scott, 1912. 28 p. One of the few accounts written by a passenger of the rescue ship, Carpathia.

Mowbray, Jay H. Sinking of the Titanic: Most Appalling Ocean Horror: with Graphic Descriptions of Hundreds Swept to Eternity Beneath the Waves. Harrisburg, Pa.: The Minter Co., 1912. 280 p., illus. See Fredericks, Henry, ed. The Tragic Story of the Titanic.

Neil, Henry. Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic. Chicago: Homewood Press, 1912. 320 p., illus.
See Everett, Marshall. Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic.

O'Connor, Richard. Down to Eternity. NewYork, NewYork: Fawcett Pub., 1956. 191p., illus.
This narrative of the sinking includes portraits of famous passengers such as J.J.Astor, William Stead and the Strauses.

Padfield, Peter. The Titanic and the Californian. New York: John Day Co., c1965. 317p., illus.
Padfield attempts to acquit Captain Stanley Lord by thoroughly reviewing the testimonies pertaining to "the Californian incident". Several relevant documents and a glossary of nautical terms are included in the appendices.

Pellegrino, Charles R. Her Name, Titanic : The Untold Story of the Sinking and Finding of the Unsinkable Ship. New York : McGraw-Hill, c1988. 269 p., illus.
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Pellow, James with Dorothy Kendle. A Lifetime on the Titanic : The Biography of Edith Haisman. London : Island Books, 1995. 59 p., illus.
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Quinn, Paul J. Titanic at Two A.m : An Illustrated Narrative With Survivor Accounts. :Fantail, 1997. 128 pages, illus.
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Reade, Leslie. The Ship that Stood Still: The Californian and Her Mysterious Role in the Titanic Disaster. edited and updated by Edward P. De Groot ; foreword by Eva Hart. New York, Norton, 1993. 384 p. illus., maps.
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Robertson, Morgan and Stevenson, Ian, M.D. The Wreck of the Titan: The Paranormal Experiences Connected with the Sinking of the Titanic. Cutchogue, NY: Buccaneer Bks, 1991.
The Wreck of the Titan contains Morgan Robertson's book Futiliy (q.v.), observations on paranormal experiences by Dr. Ian Stevenson, and the story of the sinking entitled "Titanic: the Tragic Adventure" by the Titanic Historical Society founder Edward Kamuda.

Rose, Alan. Build Your Own Titanic. New York: G.P. Putnam, 1981. 32 p.
This is a large, detailed cardboard cut, fold, and glue model of the Titanic in book form, with an introduction by Charles Haas.
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Rostron, Captain Arthur. Home from the Sea. New York: Macmillan, 1931. 259 p., illus.
Home from the Sea is the autobiography of the captain of the Carpathia whose quick response saved over 700 Titanic passengers.

Russell, Thomas H. Sinking of the Titanic. Chicago: Homewood Press, 1912. 200 p., illus.
See Everett, Marshall. Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic.

Shipbuilders Magazine. Ocean Liners of the Past: Olympic and Titanic. Cambridge, Eng.: Patrick Stephens,Ltd., 1976 [1911].

Stenson, Patrick. "Lights": The Odyssey of C.H. Lightoller. New York: Norton, 1984. 325 p., illus.
This biography details the adventurous life of the Titanic's heroic second officer who survived four shipwrecks, was marooned on a desert island, mined for gold in the Klondike, and sank a German U-boat with his destroyer in WWI. Introduction by Walter Lord.
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Thayer, John B. The Sinking of the S.S. Titanic: April 14-15, 1912. Philadelphia: John B. Thayer, 1940. 500 copies printed. 30 p., illus.
A personal account of the tragedy written by one of the 28 men who survived by standing on an overturned lifeboat until the Carpathia arrived, this book includes two illustrations: a photo of the over turned lifeboat and a photostatic reproduction of pages from the original First Class Passenger List. Reprint by 7 C's Press, Riverside, Ct., 1974.

Tibbals, Geoff. The Titanic : The Extraordinary Story of the 'Unsinkable' Ship. NY: Reader's Digest, 1997.
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Ticehurst, Brian J. Titanic Passenger Miss Kate Buss of Sittingbourne, Kent : (Second Class Passenger a Young Kent Lady Travelling Alone on the Maiden Voyage of RMS Titanic, April 10th, 1912 -This is Her Own Account of the Voyage, the Disaster and Her Rescue and Reception on Arrival in New York) : B&J Printers, 1995, 14 p.

Ticehurst, Brian J. Titanic's Memorials, World-Wide : Where They are Located : A Listing of the Memorials and Grave Sites/Stones of Both Titanic Victims and Survivors. Southampton : B&J Printers, 1996., illus.

Tyler, Sidney. A Rainbow of Time and Space: Orphans of the Titanic. Tuscon, Ar.: Aztek Corp., 1981. 94 p., illus.
The story of two children who survived the Titanic disaster but were not identified and claimed by their French mother until several weeks later. The author, a young playmate of the "orphans" during those weeks, also relates his search for them seventy years later.
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Wade, Wyn C. Titanic: End of a Dream. New York: Rawson, Wade, Inc., c1979. [1986 rev. ed.] 338 p., illus., bibliography.
A detailed look at the U.S. Senate's Titanic investigation. The fourteen page bibliography includes periodical articles and government documents.
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Walker, J. Bernard. An Unsinkable Titanic: Every Ship Its Own Lifeboat. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1912. 185 p., illus.
Walker, editor of Scientific American, takes a critical look at the shipbuilding techniques used in the construction of the Titanic.

Watson, Arnold. Titanic Crew List. Indian Orchards, Mass.: Titanic Enthusiasts of America, c1974.

Watson, Arnold. Roster of Valor. Riverside, Ct.: 7 C's Press, c1984. 97 p., illus.
As the title implies, this is an alphabetical listing of the Titanic's crew including name, address, rating, and a headstone number assigned to those crew members buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A tribute to crew members by Patrick Peters is included.

Wels, Susan. Titanic: Legacy of the World's Greatest Ocean Liner. NY: Time-Life, 1997. 228 p.
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White, Alma. The Titanic Tragedy: God Speaking to the Nations. Bound Brook, N.J.: The Pentecostal Union (Pillar of Fire), 1912. 211 pp., illus.
"(In the Titanic disaster) an object lesson was given to the world, like the handwriting on the wall foretelling the doom of nations." (preface) White provides an evangelical Christian's analysis of the tragedy.

The White Star Triple Screw Atlantic Liners Olympic and Titanic. New York: Arco Pub. Co., 1970.
This publication comprises articles reprinted from a special issue of The Shipbuilder magazine, volume 6, Midsummer, 1911 as well as three extracts from later issues.

Winocour, Jack. The Story of the Titanic: as Told by its Survivors. New York: Dover, 1960, 352 p., illus.
The Loss of the Titanic, by Lawrence Beesley, The Truth About the Titanic, by Archibald Gracie, and a six chapter excerpt from C. H. Lightoller's autobiography Titanic and Other Ships" are collected in this one volume.
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Young, Filson. Titanic. London: G. Richard, 1912. 204 p.
A contemporary recounting of the Titanic's story.

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FICTION

Bainbridge, Beryl. Every Man for Himself. London : Duckworth, 1996. 224 p. order this book

Bass, Cynthia. Maiden Voyage. New York : Bantam Books, 1997.
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Brown, Richard. Voyage of the Iceberg. New York: Beaufort Books, c1983.152p., illus.
A possible natural history of the iceberg parallels the Titanic's own history. Chapters relate stories of the Arctic, of ships, animals, Inuits, and explorers.

Chipperfield, Joseph E. The Story of a Great Ship: the Birth and Death of the Steamship Titanic. New York: Roy Pub., 1959. illustrated by Charles King.
The Titanic's history is seen through the eyes of a young Harland and Wolff shipyard worker and carpenter's apprentice aboard the Titanic.

Cussler, Clive, Raise the Titanic! New York: Viking Press, 1976. 314 p.
The U.S. government attempts to raise the Titanic in order to obtain from its hold a quantity of the rare element byzantium needed for a top secret defense project.
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Finney, Jack. From Time to Time : A Novel. New York : Simon & Schuster, 1995. 303 p. : illus.
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Peck, Richard. Amanda/Miranda. New York: Viking Pr., 1980.
Amanda/Miranda is a Prince and the Pauper story of a look-alike mistress and servant who switch identities onboard the Titanic.
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Precht, Robert. Titanic. New York: E.P.Dutton and Co., 1940. 368 p.
This is a work of fiction loosely based upon events aboard the Titanic.

Robertson, Morgan. Futility: Or The Wreck of the Titan. New York: M.F, Mansfield, c1898.
Although written nearly 15 years before the launch of the Titanic, this novel tells the story of an ocean liner named the Titan which on its maiden voyage strikes an iceberg and sinks. Statistics and circumstances involving the two ships are nearly identical. Reprint published by 7 C's Press, Riverside , Ct., 1974.
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Seil, William. Sherlock Holmes and the Titanic Tragedy: A Case to Remember. Inbook, 1996. 253 p.
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Stanwood, Donald. The Memory of Eva Ryker. New York: Coward McCann and Geoghegan, c1987.
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This mystery, set fifty years after the disaster, revolves around a young passenger on the Titanic and a fortune in diamonds.

Steel, Danielle. No Greater Love. Thorndike, Me. : G.K. Hall, 1991.
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Ziavras, Charles. Titanic Interlude. Lowell, Ma.: Ithica Press, 1983. 359 p., illus.
Roughly one quarter of the novel follows (fictional) protagonist Jessica Traywick and her husband onboard the Titanic. After surviving the disaster but losing her husband, Jessica becomes involved in the textile strike of 1912.
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POETRY

Ball, Richard. The Last Voyage of the Titanic. Milton, In.: Gazebo Books, 1968. 18p.

Cronin, Anthony. R.M.S. Titanic. Dublin, Ireland: Raen Arts Press: 1981. 22p.
First published in the London literary review X in 1960, this long poem by the well-known Irish poet was inspired by the film "A Night to Remember".

Dixon, J. Qallan. Wreck of the Steamship Titanic. Buffalo, N.Y.: Sovereign Pub., 1912.

Drew, Edwin. The Wreck of the Titanic: Treated in Verse. London: W. Nicholson and Sons, 1912.

Greeley, Horace. The Wreck of the Titanic: A Poem. Brooklyn: Donald Sinclair, n.d.

Howell, J.A. The Great Ship Titanic and Its Disaster. Richwood, W.Va.: Yew Pine Independent Print, 1913.

MacFie, Ronald Campbell. The Titanic: An Ode of Immortality. London: E.MacDonald, 1912. 31 p.

Pratt, E.J. The Titanic. Toronto: Macmillan, 1935. 42 p.
This is a retelling of the tragedy in verse by the leading Canadian poet of his time.

Root, E. Merrill. Of Perilous Seas. Francestown, N.H.: Golden Quill Press, 1964. 47 p., illus.
Of Perilous Seas c ontains a 20 page poem about the Titanic entitled "When Man's Great Ship Went Down."

Stahl, C. Victor. The Sinking of the Titanic and other Poems. Boston: Sherman, French and Co., 1915. 63pp.
Stahl offers a three page ode to the great ship.

DRAMA

Durang, Christopher. Titanic. New York: Dramatists Play Service, c1983. 42 p., illus.
A cast of bizarre characters cavort aboard the Titanic.

Hatcher, Jeffrey. Scotland Road. New York : Dramatists Play Service, 1996. 48 p. : illus.
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CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Ballard, Robert. Exploring the Titanic. New York: Scholastic, c1988. 64 p., illus.
Dr. Ballard relates the story of his quest for and his discovery of the sunken Titanic and the brief, tragic history of the ship. Lavishly illustrated with color and black and white photos and paintings by maritime artist Ken Marschall.
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Blos, Joan. The Heroine of the Titanic: A Tale Both True and Otherwise of the Life of Molly Brown. NY: Morrow, 1991. illus.
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Boning, Richard. Adventures at Sea. Baldwin, N.Y.: 1978. p., illus. 4 books and 2 cassette tapes.
Adventures at Sea includes Boning's Titanic (q.v.) and three other factual maritime adventure stories: Glenda's Long Swim, Alone, and Joshua James. Kit includes audio cassette tapes of the narration of the four texts with sound effects.

Boning, Richard. Titanic. (Incredible Series), Baldwin, N.Y.: Dexter and Westbrook, 1974. 47p., illus.
Boning's book is a chronicle of the disaster and teenage survivor Katie Gilnaugh's story in a colorful book for elementary school students.
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Brewster, Hugh and Ken Marschall (illustrator) Inside the Titanic : A Giant Cut-Away Book NY: Little Brown, 1997. 32 p.
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Bunting, Eve. SOS Titanic. San Diego : Harcourt Brace, 1996. 246 p.
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Cooke, Arthur Owens. A Day in the Shipyard. New York: Hodder and Stoughton, c1911. 87 p., illus.
This children's book published in 1911 documents the shipbuilding process. Pictured examples include two ships then under construction in the Harland and Wolff Shipyard: the Olympic and the Titanic.

Donnelly, Judy. The Titanic, Lost ... and Found. New York: Random House, c1987. 48p., illus. by Keith Kohler.
This history of the Titanic including the recent discovery and exploration by Dr. Robert Ballard is written for readers at the second and third grade level.
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Gormley, Beatrice. Back to the Titanic! Denver: Apple, 1994.
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Hamilton, Sue L. Royal Mail Steamship Titanic. Bloomington, Minn. : Abdo & Daughters, 1988. 32 p., illus., bibliography. From the series: The Day of the Disaster.
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Henkel, Virginia. Letters from the Past. illustrated by Bruce Luxford. Petone, N.Z. : Nelson Price Milburn, 1989. 24 p., illus.
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Kent, Deborah. The Titanic. Cornerstones of Freedom Series. Danbury, CT.:Children's Pr., 1993. 31 p.
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Marschall, Ken and Hugh Brewster. Inside the Titanic: A Giant Cut-Away Book. NY: Little Brown, 1997. 32 p., illus.
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Rawlinson, Jonathan. Discovering the Titanic. (Great Adventure Series) Vero Beach, Fla.: Rourke Enterprises, 1988.
Rawlinson describes the adventurous mission to find the sunken Titanic by Robert Ballard and his research team.
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Sloan, Frank. Titanic. (A First Book Series) New York: Watts, 1987. 95 p., illus., bibliography.
This history of the Titanic from the maiden voyage to the investigation of the wreck site by Dr. Ballard's team was written for grade school readers. Appendices include Titanic trivia, a glossary, and a bibliography.
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Spedden, Daisy and Corning Stone. Polar the Titanic Bear. illustrations by Laurie McGaw. Boston, Little, Brown, c1994. 64 p., illus.
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Stacey, Thomas. The Titanic. World Disaster Series. San Diego: Lucent, 1989. order this book

Tanaka, Shelley. On Board the Titanic : What It Was Like When the Great Liner Sank. paintings by Ken Marschall. Richmond Hill, Ont. : Scholastic Canada, c1996. 48 p.: illus. From the series: I Was There.
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Wallace, Jim. Terror on the Titanic (Choose Your Own Adventure, No 169). NY:Bantam, 1996.
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Williams, Barbara. Titanic Crossing. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 1995. 167 p.
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DOCUMENTS

American Red Cross. Relief by the American Red Cross, After the Wreck of the S.S. Titanic, April 15,1912 ... Report of the Committee, 1913.

British Parliamentary Papers #2253, Shipping Casualties (Titanic). cd.6352. London: HMSO, 1912.

Mercantile Marine Service Association. The Californian Incident: Text of Second Petition Addressed to the President of the Board of Trade. Liverpool: 1968.

Report on the Loss of S.S. Titanic. Gloucester : A. Sutton ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 1990. Reprint. Originally published: 1912. With new introd., 74 p. : illus.
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Taft, William Howard. Get-well note to Colonel Gracie. The White House, Washington, D.C. to Col. Archibald Gracie, New York, 1912.

Titanic Disaster: Official U.S. Hearings: Passenger and Crew List. Riverside, Ct., 1974.

Titanic. Portswood : B&J, (1991?). 4 p. From the series: Southampton Information Sheet.

United States Congress, House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Printing Office, 1987.

United States Congress, Senate. Hearings of a Subcommittee of the Commerce Committee pusuant to Senate Resolution 283, to investigate the causes leading to the wreck of the White Star Line Titanic, 62d Congress, 2d Session, 1912. Senate Doc. 726, (6167). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Printing Office, 1912.

United States Congress, Senate. Loss of the Steamship Titanic : Report of a Formal Investigation ... as Conducted by the British Government. 62d Congress, 2d Session, 20 August 1912. Senate Doc.#933 (6179). Washington,D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1912.

United States Congress, Senate. Report of the Senate Committee on Commerce pursuant to Senate Resolution 283, directing the Congress to investigate the causes of sinking of the Titanic, with speeches by William Alden Smith and Isidor Raynor, 62d Congress, 2d Session, 28 May 1912. Senate Report 806,(6127). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Printing Office, 1912.

United States Congress, Senate. Speech in the Senate on May 28, 1912 of Hon. William Alden Smith and Mr. Guggenheim , 62d Congress, 2d Session, 15 June 1912, Senate Doc.#850 (6178). Washington, D.C.: Govt.Printing Office, 1912.

United States Naval Institute Proceedings. v.88 (April 1962), p.57-69, The Titanic Disaster.

Wreck Commissioner's Court. Formal Investigation into the Loss on the S.S. Titanic. London: HMSO, 1912.

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