Lost Voices from the Titanic: The Definitive Oral History

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On April 15, 1912, the HMS Titanic sank, killing 1,517 people and leaving the rest??clinging to debris??in the frozen waters of the North Atlantic awaiting rescue.??Here, historian Nick Barratt tells the ship???s full story, starting from its original conception and design by owners and naval architects at the White Star Line through its construction at the shipyards in Belfast. Lost Voices From the Titanic offers??tales of incredible folly and unimaginable courage?the aspirations??of the owners, the??efforts??of the crew,??and of course, the??eyewitness accounts from those lucky enough to survive.In narrating the definitive history of the famous ship, Barratt draws from never before seen archive material and eyewitness accounts by participants at every stage of the Titanic???s life. These long-lost voices bring new life to those heartbreaking moments on the fateful Sunday night when families were??torn apart??and the legend??of the Titanic was cemented in our??collective imagination.??