The Titanic
Subtitle: historiography and annotated bibliography
By: Eugene L. Rasor.
Series: Bibliographies and indexes in world history,; no. 53
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Titanic (Steamship) -- Bibliography.; Titanic (Steamship) -- Historiography.; Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Bibliography.; Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Historiography.
Genres: Bibliography.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi; title: ABBREVIATIONS xiii; title: PART I HISTORIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE; title: CHAPTER I PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND FORMAT 1; title: A. Purpose; title: B. Introduction; title: C. Rationale 3; title: D. Scope and Format3; title: E. Features6; title: CHAPTER 2 CHRONOLOGY7; title: CHAPTER 3 GENERAL REFERENCES 13; title: A. Archives 13; title: B. Libraries 15; title: C. Depository Centers 16; title: D. The Internet 17; title: E. Reference Publications 18; title: 1. Bibliographies 18; title: 2. Encyclopedias 18; title: 3. Guides 19; title: CHAPTER 4 BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT 21; title: A. The Edwardian Era 21; title: B. Great Shipping Disasters 23; title: C. Domination of Great Britain 25; title: D. Technology and Science 26; title: 1. Shipbuilding and Engineering 27; title: 2. Nautical Archaeology 28; title: 3. Wireless 30; title: 4. History of Icebergs 31; title: CHAPTER 5 "THE ONLY WAY TO CROSS": THE OCEAN LINER 33; title: A. Competition in Passenger Service 34; title: B. North Atlantic Passenger Service 35; title: 1. Emigration 37; title: 2. Luxury 38; title: 3. Speed 38; title: CHAPTER 6 THE BUILDER AND THE COMPANY 41; title: A. Harland and Wolff 41; title: B. White Star Line 42; title: C. The Three-Ship Plan: OLYMPIC, TITANIC,; title: (GIGANTIC?), BRITANNIC 43; title: CHAPTER 7 RMS TITANIC 47; title: A. Building and Launching 47; title: B. Specifications of RMS TITANIC 48; title: C. The Maiden Voyage and Disaster 49; title: D. The Rescue 51; title: 1. CARPATHIA and Captain Arthur Rostron 51; title: 2. CALIFORNIAN and Captain Stanley Lord 52; title: E. Search for Bodies: Halifax and Canada 54; title: F. The Official Inquiries 55; title: 1. The United States 55; title: 2. The United Kingdom 56; title: 3. Court Cases 57; title: G. Aftermath and Safety 57; title: H. The "Numbers Game" 58; title: CHAPTER 8 EXPEDITIONS TO DISCOVER 61; title: CHAPTER 9 PERSONALITIES 65; title: CHAPTER 10 WORKSABOUTRMS TITANIC 77; title: A. Historical 77; title: 1. In English 77; title: 2. In Foreign Languages 82; title: B. Accounts by Survivors 83; title: C. Juvenile Non-fiction 85; title: D. Fiction 87; title: 1. Juvenile Fiction 87; title: 2. Adult Fiction 88; title: E. Premonitions and the Paranormal 90; title: F. Publishers 92; title: CHAPTER 11 JOURNALISM, MORALS, MYTHS, MEMORIES,; title: AND TRIVIA 93; title: A. Journalism 93; title: B. Morals 95; title: C. Myths 97; title: D. Memories 99; title: E. Trivia 100; title: CHAPTER 12 ASSESSMENTS 101; title: A. Assessments 101; title: B. The Latest Science 103; title: CHAPTER 13 AREAS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH 105; title: PART II DESCRIPTIVE LISTS 111; title: A. Paintings and Photographs 111; title: B. Sermons 112; title: C. Poems 113; title: D. Music 116; title: E. Movies 118; title: F. Musicals and Dramas 124; title: G. Museums and Institutions 125; title: H. Exhibitions 129; title: I. Associations and Societies 130; title: J. Journals 133; title: K. Memorials 137; title: L. Memorabilia 139; title: PART III ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 147; title: Author Index 225; title: Subject Index 235.