On a Sea of Glass: The Life and Loss of the RMS Titanic, by Tad Fitch, J. Kent Layton, Bill Wormstedt
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On the night of 14/15 April 1912, a brand-new, supposedly unsinkable ship, the largest and most luxurious vessel in the world at the time, collided with an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage. Of the 2,208 people on board, only 712 were saved. The rest either drowned or froze to death in the icy-cold waters of the North Atlantic. How could this ‘unsinkable’ vessel sink and why did so few of those aboard survive? The authors bring the tragedy to life, telling the story of the ship’s design, construction and maiden voyage. The stories of individuals who sailed on her, many previously known only as names on yellowing passenger and crew lists, are brought to light using rarely seen accounts of the sinking. The stories of passengers of all classes and crew members alike, are explored. They tell the dramatic stories of lives lost and people saved, of the rescue ship Carpathia, and of the aftermath of the sinking. Never again would a large passenger liner sail without lifeboats for all. Despite the tragedy, the sinking of the Titanic indirectly led to untold numbers of lives being saved due to new regulations that came into force after the tragedy. Profusely illustrated, including many rare and unique views of the ship and those who sailed on her, this is as accurate and engrossing a telling of the life of the White Star Line’s Titanic and her sinking as you will read anywhere. Made special by the use of so many rare survivor accounts from the eye witnesses to that night to remember, the narrative places the reader in the middle of the maiden voyage, and brings the tragic sinking to life as never before.
On a Sea of Glass: The Life and Loss of the RMS Titanic, by Tad Fitch, J. Kent Layton, Bill Wormstedt- Amazon Sales Rank: #1021534 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-09
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 9.76" h x 1.34" w x 6.77" l, 1.84 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 448 pages
Review 'A must have book... a definitive source' Mike Poirier, Encyclopedia Titanica 'A chance to experience Titanic's story like never before' Shipping Today and Yesterday
From the Author In the years and months leading up to the centennial anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we - the authors of this book - teamed up to write a Titanic volume which, we hoped, would be like none other written up to that point. We wanted to go back to original accounts and sources, and try to uncover and lay-to-rest as much bad data, misinformation, faulty assumptions, and conspiracy theories as we possibly could in one book. The final result, first released in 2012, was a book of which we were very proud. It received rave reviews from those within the Titanic community and readers in general, and sold out quickly.The new Second Edition of On A Sea of Glass has been printed as of July 3, 2013. While the First Edition of the book has enjoyed nearly unanimous praise from everyone who read it, it was not commonly available in the Americas - something this edition happily rectifies. Additionally, we as the volume's authors took the opportunity to thoroughly revise and improve the text, eradicating a number of spelling or grammar errors which had crept into the first volume. We also added or exchanged a few new images from those which appeared in the First Edition.The new Second Edition has a slightly smaller page size and a new layout, and should prove a real treasure trove of information for all Titanic or maritime enthusiasts. - Tad Fitch, J. Kent Layton & Bill Wormstedt.
From the Inside Flap On the night of 14/15 April 1912, a brand-new, supposedly unsinkable ship, the largest and most luxurious vessel in the world at the time, collided with an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage. Of the 2,208 people on board, only 712 were saved. The rest either drowned or froze to death in the icy-cold waters of the North Atlantic. How could this supposedly 'unsinkable' vessel sink and why did so few of those aboard survive?The authors bring the tragedy to life, telling the story of the ship's design, construction and maiden voyage. The stories of individuals who sailed on her, many previously known only as names on yellowing passenger and crew lists, are brought to light using rarely-seen accounts of the sinking. The stories of passengers of all classes and crewmembers alike are explored. They tell the dramatic stories of lives lost and people saved, of the rescue ship Carpathia, and of the aftermath of the sinking. Never again would a large passenger liner sail without lifeboats for all.Despite the tragedy, the sinking of the Titanic indirectly led to untold numbers of lives being saved due to new regulations that came into force after the tragedy. Profusely illustrated, including many rare and unique views of the ship and those who sailed on her, this as accurate a telling of the life of the White Star Line's Titanic and her sinking as you will read anywhere. Made special by the use of so many rare survivor accounts from the eyewitnesses to that night to remember, the narrative places the reader in the middle of the maiden voyage, and brings the tragic sinking to life as never before.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. THE Titanic Reference for Generations to Come! By Marcel J The popularity and interest in Titanic has throughout the years grown exponentially. As evidence of this, last year's centenary garnered many newly published works on the `unsinkable' ship. While many cannot boast as being either scholarly or original, this book can lay claim to both. "On A Sea of Glass" is a culmination of several years of research and dedication by its authors to the accurate telling of Titanic's history. Written in a narrative format, "On A Sea of Glass" follows the ship's entire journey from birth, through her brief and memorable voyage across the Atlantic, and the aftermath of her demise. The narrative is broken down in such detail that the reader will catch themselves thinking "Are we still in Belfast?!" or "Are we still in Southampton?!". Rather than rushing ahead no stone is left unturned, and one will need to read this book several times to fully grasp and appreciate all the details. As with any scholarly work worthy of the annals of great Titanic literature, each statement is carefully referenced to a first person or original account. The two inquiries into the disaster are referred to several times, so access to them (through the internet) for further reading is important. The breakdown of the book is as follows:Introduction (by noted Titanic author and past Titanic Historical Society vice-president George Behe)Author's Note: A Century and CountingPrologueChapter 1: A Legend is BornChapter 2: An Auspicious CrossingChapter 3: The Eve of DisasterChapter 4: Rendezvous with DestinyChapter 5: The Losing BattleChapter 6: On `A Sea of Glass'Chapter 7: In the Wake of a LegendChapter 8: The Eternal EchoesAppendix A: Titanic's Technical Specifications and Some Common MisconceptionsAppendix B: Southampton to CherbourgAppendix C: The Question of BinocularsAppendix D: What Time Is It?Appendix E: Taking Evasive ActionAppendix F: The Iceberg DamageAppendix G: The Duff Gordon AffairAppendix H: Incidents of Gunfire During the SinkingAppendix I: The Loss of Deck Crew on the Titanic Over TimeAppendix J: The Music of the Titanic's BandAppendix K: Shots in the Dark: Did an Officer Commit Suicide on the Titanic?Appendix L: Thomas Andrew's FateAppendix M: Down With the Ship? Captain Smith's FateAppendix N: The BreakupAppendix O: `J. "Brute" Ismay'?Appendix P: Buried At Sea?Appendix Q: Trapped `Like Rats'?Appendix R: The Californian AffairPostscriptsEndnotesPhoto Credits/ Acknowledgements/ IndexChapters 1-8 is the narrative portion of the book, including much new and previously undiscovered information instead of the same rehash of familiar annecdotes and stories. One key feature of this book is the extensive appendices which take up one third of the book. The appendices detail more controversial and thorny subjects, and lay to rest often misquoted and misjudged elements of Titanic's history. Of particular note (and an interest to this reader), is the detailing of the ships journey from Southampton to Cherbourg, her first port of call. This is one aspect of Titanic's voyage never covered in depth in other books on the subject.Included in the middle of the book is an extensive colour section of some breathtaking images of various publicity photos, a colour copy of the title image, and some very clear images of Olympic's (Titanic's sister ship) interiors located at the White Swan hotel in Alnwick, England. Located throughout the text are also several black and white images referring back to the story, and many have never been seen before.This is a heavy book well put together; the binding is sound and the editing is solid. There is the odd spelling error, and errors in timing (pm instead of am and vice versa), however this doesn't take away from the spectacular quality of the book as a whole. These various errors pertain to the first edition of the book and have been corrected, I am told, for the second printing due for release soon. My quibble is that I would have liked to have seen the foot notes located at the end of each chapter, rather than included all together at the end of the book. An extensive bibliography at the end would have been a welcome addition as well.This Titanic book should be top of your list of purchases! I cannot recommend it any more highly than I already have in this review. It is an engaging read, worthy of several hours of in-depth analysis, and will appeal to the die-hard enthusiast as well as the casual reader wanting to learn more about Titanic's history.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Excellent and rare Titanic book By L'escribe This book was printed in the U.K. and is absolutely fabulous. It is fairly rare in the U.S. Chock full of fantastic pictures, black and white and color, many of them not seen before. Also has some color pictures of the fittings of the Olympic, now used in a dining room in a hotel in England. Stunning. If you are a big fan of Titanic, or historian, as I am, and want to add to your collection, I highly recommend this wonderful book. It is an over-sized coffee table book, but well worth every penny for its factual and interesting narrative and marvelous pictures. Truly a memorable tribute to Titanic.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful. An absolutely first-rate Titanic book By Bruce Trinque Yes, I know that "On a Sea of Glass" is at present at least available at Amazon only through the "these sellers" option, but for any Titanic enthusiast going that extra mile to get a copy is definitely warranted, Some months back I reviewed "Report into the Loss of the SS Titanic: A Centennial Reappraisal" as being the ultimate book for Titanic buffs. Well, on that basis, "On a Sea of Glass" must be "ultimater".It would be difficult to be too extravagant in praise of this book. It features a very strong comprehensive narrative laying out the whole story of Titanic's tale, illustated by hundreds of excellent photographs and diagrams. It is a narrative that can be read with real profit by any intelligent novice to Titanic studies (and a genuine pleasure for any confirmed Titanic buff). And that narrative is accompanied by numerous appendices that explore Titanic debates, controversies, and mysteries in meticulous detail and analysis.I cannot adequately express my admiration of the work put into this volume by three of the best Titanic students active today (four, if you count George Behen for his foreword and appendix work). And I doubt that anyone in the foreseeable future is likely to match, let alone exceed, the quality of this book on this subject.
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