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Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Early accounts and inquiries -- Hampshire Chronicle reports the wreck of the Titanic / Hampshire Chronicle ; Tragedy caused by misplaced confidence / New York Sun ; Titanic's crew ineptly handled the ship's lifeboats / Marshall Everett ; Captain Smith's indifference to danger contributed to the tragedy / William Alden Smith ; Titanic's navigators are found negligent / Geoffrey Marcus ; New instructions for White Star Line captains / White Star Line -- 2. Titanic and the Californian -- Failures of the Californian's captain and crew / C.V. Groves ; Captain of the Californian defends himself / Stanley Lord ; Captain of the Californian may have acted reasonably / Stephen Cox -- 3. Modern perspectives on the sinking of the Titanic -- Titanic's reckless captain / Michael Davie ; Titanic and its times : when accountants ruled the waves / Roy Brander ; Brittle steel may have contributed to the Titanic's sinking / Robert Gannon ; Captain Smith inadvertently sank the Titanic / David G. Brown Includes bibliographical references (page 124) In the chilly night of April 15, 1912, the luxury passenger liner Titanic slipped quietly beneath the waves of the North Atla

Author

Streissguth, Thomas, 1958-

Publisher

San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780737708240

Subjects

Anthropology, History, Children'S

Updated

2026-03-24