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Title: Titanic at Two A.M.: An Illustrated Narrative with Survivor Accounts by Paul J. Quinn ISBN: 0-9655209-3-5 Publisher: Fantail Pub. Date: June, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I Loved This Book
Comment: I wondered across this book in the search and got it. The illustrations and the story are great. I recommend it to everyone. It is one of my favorite Titanic books. The paintings are so great!
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the best
Comment: I have read about 10 books so far on the Titanic and this is one of the best. I originally bought the book for its artwork (Titanic - An Illustrated History is a good one for that as well) but I was surprised to find out that the text was outstanding. Quinn creates an immediacy and a "you are there" feel that makes it a real page turner. Although the book is only about 120+ pages, the author does a good job of focusing on his task: telling the gripping story of the last 20 minutes of the life of the liner. Fully half of the book is devoted to the loading and launching of the four collapsible boats, one of the most exciting and controvertial aspects of the entire sinking. Many of the great players appear in this book including Lightoller, Gracie, Thayer, Beesley, Murdoch and Bride. One of my favorite chapters concerns the sinking of the ship between 2:15 and 2:20 A.M. This chapter is roughly 25 pages long and gives a good idea of what it would have been like to have been on a ship with no remaining lifeboats and quickly tilting on end.
Although I had read much of the information in this book in other places, Quinn put it all together in a way that added new insight into the sinking. Quinn's side discussions on the Californian were also interesting. The only flaw with the book is its heavy price. If you want a more comprehensive account of the sinking, get Titanic - an Illustrated History, Walter Lord's books, or survivor accounts (Archibald Gracies' book for instance or the Titanic Disaster Hearing Transcripts). If, though, you want a good account of those final exciting minutes on the liner and can afford the book, you can't go wrong with this purchase.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Great Titanic Book
Comment: As I have read over 135 books on Titanic, this one is very high on my list of great Titanic books. Paul Quinn brings an immediacy to the disaster. If you have ever wanted to know what it was like in the last 20 minutes of the great ships life, this book is a 'must read'. Paul also does the great ship justice as far as his illustrations go. Check this one out!
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Title: Dusk to Dawn: Survivor Accounts of the Last Night on the Titanic by Paul J. Quinn ISBN: 0965520994 Publisher: Fantail Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Ghosts of the Abyss: A Journey Into The Heart of the Titanic by Donald Lynch, Don Lynch, Ken Marschall, James Cameron ISBN: 0306812231 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 08 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Loss of the S.S. Titanic: Its Story and Its Lessons, By One of the Survivors by Lawrence Beesley ISBN: 0618055312 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 14 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: "Unsinkable": The Full Story of the RMS Titanic by Daniel Allen Butler ISBN: 0306811103 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 05 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Story of the Titanic as Told by Its Survivors by Jack Winocour ISBN: 0486206106 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1960 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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