The Sinking of the Titanic & Great Sea Disasters Thrilling Stories of Survivors

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The Sinking of the Titanic & Great Sea Disasters Thrilling Stories of Survivors:
$49.98

We are pleased to offer a copy of [Full Title]Sinking of the Sea DisastersA Detailed and Accurate Account of the Most
Awful Marine Disaster in History, Contructedfrom the Real Facts as Obtained from Those on
Board Who Survived . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ONLY AUTHORITATIVE of Previous Great Disasters of the Sea,
Descriptions of the Devlopment of Safety and
Life-saving Appliances, a Plain Statement of
the Causes of Such Catastrophes and How to
Avoid Them, the Marvelous Development of
Shipbuilding, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
It was common in those days for a major of this type to be immortalized in a quickly thrown together collection of newspaper reports and related items readily available to an enterprising editor. We sold this one a few times over the years, as well as the Galveston Storm, the Johnstown Flood and other turn of the century catastrophes with major loss of property and life. In these days, the boards were always impressed and printed in color with a lurid image; copious drawings and photographs (when available). Always the pages are pulp paper, little better than newsprint, and toned with the effects of the acid in the paper. This is one of the better ones, in that regard. Also common to the time was the adding of pertinent photographs, which a subsequent owner has added two with aging newspaper clippings associated with the event. The disaster movie in the 50\'s with Clifton Fadiman, a recollection on the 40th anniversary of the sinking. Winning offer includes free media shipping to any location served by domestic USPS. Please allow additional time for deliveries outside the contiguous 48 states.