The Sinking of the SS Titanic (Told By a Survivor)

The sinking of the SS Titanic in 1912 remains one of the most famous maritime disasters. Since its sinking by an iceberg on its maiden voyage, many myths and legends have been told about the Titanic. However the finest eyewitness account of the disaster by someone who was there is this book published only nine weeks after the disaster. Lawrence Beesley account gives us some insight the night of the disaster and of the media frenzy that took hold days and weeks afterwards.