Titanic Belfast - Souvenir Guide

Costecalde, Claude; Doherty, John Paul - Editors

ISBN 10: 1906886393 / ISBN 13: 9781906886394

Edité par Booklink Self-Publishing Platform, Boston, Massachusettes, 2012

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88 Pages. Included is Titanic Reference Map Second Edition Updated and Revised, and The Belfast Official Foldout Tour Guide. I thought I knew all there was to know about Titanic, but that was until I became involved in Titanic Belfast. Recently, I had the chance to visit the site while it was under construction and learned for the first time about the 'Guarantee Group'. I had always known that Thomas Andrews was on board representing Harland & Wolff on the ship's maiden voyage. In fact, he was the person I most admired for what he did on that tragic night of April 14, 1912. As soon as Titanic struck the iceberg at 11.40 pm, Captain Smith asked Andrews to go below deck and assess the fate of the ship, Aware that the collision with the iceberg had opened up five of her watertight compartments, Andrews returned to the bridge to inform Captain Smith that nothing could be done to save the ship. She was going to sink. It has been said that Andrews gave his life vest to a passenger and was last seen sitting in the First Class Lounge admiring his work. However, what I did not know was that accompanying Andrews were eight other craftsmen representing Harland & Wolff, known as the 'Guarantee Group', who also went down with the ship. I was privileged to meet family members of this group including the son, grandson, and great grandson of Andrews' brother, John. What strikes me most about the 100th Commemoration of Titanic's sinking is that the people of Belfast who built this amazing ship are finally coming forth to tell their stories, to proudly embrace what they did, and make their peace with this historic moment in time. Titanic belongs to Belfast. I'm very pleased that the city which gave Titanic to the world will now be able to welcome that world to Belfast. Titanic's story is infused with romance, pathos and glory, there is no better place to tell it than Belfast.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Titanic Belfast - Souvenir Guide
• Éditeur: Booklink Self-Publishing Platform, Boston, Massachusettes
• Date de parution: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1906886393
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781906886394
• Reliure: Trade Paperback
• Édition: Assumed First Edition
• État de l'article: Fine