The loss of the Titanic : written by one of the survivors

Learn more about the disaster that befell the Titanic and caused the untimely deaths of 1,517 passengers in this gripping first-hand account from survivor Lawrence Beesley. Originally published a mere nine weeks after one of the most profound maritime disasters in human history, The Loss of the Titanic shed new light on the tragedy and leveled troubling charges of classism against some of the rescuers.;Title; Contents; Preface; Chapter I -- Construction and Preparations for the First Voyage; Chapter II -- From Southampton to the Night of the Collision; Chapter III -- The Collision and Embarkation in Lifeboats; Chapter IV -- The Sinking of the Titanic Seen from a Lifeboat; Chapter V -- The Rescue; Chapter VI -- The Sinking of the Titanic Seen from Her Deck; Chapter VII -- The Carpathia's Return to New York; Chapter VIII -- The Lessons Taught by the Loss of the Titanic; Chapter IX -- Some Impressions; Endnotes.