Titanic: Icon of an Age

Each watertight door can be released by means of a powerful electric magnet - so that, in the event of accident, the movement of a switch instantly closes each door, practically making the vessel unsinkable. Belfast News-Letter, 1 January 1912 On 10 April 1912, Titanic - a ship that embodied mode [...]
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Each watertight door can be released by means of a powerful electric magnet - so that, in the event of accident, the movement of a switch instantly closes each door, practically making the vessel unsinkable. Belfast News-Letter, 1 January 1912 On 10 April 1912, Titanic - a ship that embodied modernity and technological achievement - steamed out of Southampton on her maiden voyage from the Old World to the New. Enshrining the self-confidence and social fabric of the era, Titanic was a microcosm of western civilisation and its misplaced certainties in a gilded age before the First World War. Just four days later, the great ship plunged through more than two miles of freezing water to the ocean floor and over 1,500 of the 2,201 people on board lost their lives. Written and compiled by an internationally recognised expert, Titanic: Icon of an Age is a comprehensive and richly illustrated chronicle of the great liner and her time.Over 250 stunning images - some never published before - including contemporary pictures from the official Harland & Wolff photographic archive; a vast array of sources including extracts from newspapers, journals and White Star publicity as well as postcards, advertisements, letters and other memorabilia; and Michael McCaughan's accessible and authoritative text - all combine to give a detailed and evocative impression of the period and the ship. Written and published in Belfast, the birthplace of the great lost ship, Titanic: Icon of an Age is a vivid exploration of Titanic in its era and a compelling testament to a story that continues to reverberate across time.