Titanic – 琉璃社区 琉璃社区 Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Tue, 14 May 2024 12:29:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 Titanic Reference Map 2nd Edition /store/titanic-reference-map-2nd-edition.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:07:42 +0000 /store/titanic-reference-map-2nd-edition Map of Titanic Wreck.

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]]> 59889 Titanic /store/titanic.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:44:23 +0000 /store/titanic This book tells the lives of the passengers on the Titanic's ill-fated voyage, and shines a spotlight on the vessel's lost treasures, its celebrated send-off from Belfast, its animal passengers, the iconic music and movies inspired by the story, and the many, many tales of heroism and bravery that arose from this tragedy. Richly illustrated with archival photographs and newspaper clippings, as well as a comprehensive index, timeline, and suggested further reading, this all-ages book presents an accessible, fascinating history of the world's most famous ship. Includes over 50 black and white photos.

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]]> 85772 Titanic Halifax (2nd edition) /store/titanic-halifax-2nd-edition.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:25:23 +0000 /store/titanic-halifax-2nd-edition.html/titanic-halifax-2nd-edition Titanic Halifax presents the dramatic stories of those who didn鈥檛 survive the sinking, and details the efforts made from Halifax to gather and bury the dead. This guidebook includes accounts of the 鈥淯nknown Child鈥 controversy, details on Halifax鈥檚 role in storing and maintaining Titanic artifacts, and the city鈥檚 participation in Titanic, the movie. This pocket guide includes maps and photographs of the city鈥檚 many Titanic sites. A perfect companion while discovering the places where Titanic鈥檚 ghosts roam. Updated edition with the latest findings and information.

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]]> 54158 Sinking of the Titanic (2nd edition) /store/sinking-of-the-titanic-2nd-edition.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:21:13 +0000 /store/sinking-of-the-titanic-2nd-edition.html/sinking-of-the-titanic-2nd-edition Originally published in 1912, The Sinking of the Titanic was an instant bestseller and remains an important account of the most famous marine disaster in history. Based on the personal testimony of Titanic survivors, this book tells in remarkable detail the complete history of Titanic鈥攆rom the vessel鈥檚 construction to departure from Southampton, to the collision, ensuing panic, and ultimate sinking. The chronicle includes first-hand accounts of many of the survivors, and concludes with the efforts in New York and Halifax to deal with the aftermath of the tragedy.Illustrated throughout, this reprint contains the original drawings and photos of the 鈥淕reat Ship鈥 and some of its passengers鈥攂oth those who survived to tell their remarkable tales, and those who perished on that fateful April night.

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]]> 54156 The First Violin /store/the-first-violin.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:21:11 +0000 /store/the-first-violin.html/the-first-violin In Halifax's Fairview Cemetery lies the body of John Law Hume, first violinist of RMS Titanic. As the ship sank that tragic night in April 1912, legend has it that the band played on right to the very end. The First Violin tells the story of the construction and sinking of the great ocean liner on her maiden voyage and also recounts the fascinating life and loss of the ship's violinist John Law Hume. Written by Hume's great-niece, Yvonne Hume, the book traces the first violinist's early years in Dumfries, Scotland, the events that led him to play on board the Titanic, and the doomed voyage across the Atlantic. The book also recounts the chaotic aftermath, with the recovery of bodies and the eventually identification in the Halifax graveyard of body No. 193: John Law Hume. This illustrated edition includes over 100 photos, diagrams, and letters documenting the tragic story, and includes a short foreword by Millvina Dean, Titanic's last survivor.

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]]> 54154 Titanic Victims in Halifax Graveyards revised edition /store/titanic-victims-in-halifax-graveyards-revised-edition.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:21:05 +0000 /store/titanic-victims-in-halifax-graveyards-revised-edition.html/titanic-victims-in-halifax-graveyards-revised-edition For eighty-five years dozens of victims of one of the most famous ships in history rested quietly in Halifax, Nova Scotia, until the 1997 film Titanic created a renewed interest in the burial sites.

Visitors to Halifax have many questions about the city's connection to the infamous ship. Of the 328 bodies found, why were some buried at sea? Why were 59 bodies sent elsewhere for burial and the rest buried in Halifax? Titanic Victims in Halifax Graveyards answers those questions while telling the intriguing and little-known story of the 150 passengers and crew who were buried in the port city of Halifax. Using official reports and newspaper articles, author Blair Beed provides an outline of life on board the Titanic, describes society as it was in 1912, and highlights the care for the dead taken by the crews of the recovery ships and those who met them on arrival in Halifax.

This revised edition, with two new chapters and an updated design, is an important addition to any Titanic library.

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]]> 55914 Halifax and Titanic /store/halifax-and-titanic.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:19:36 +0000 /store/halifax-and-titanic.html/halifax-and-titanic The story of Titanic鈥檚 tragic sinking on April 15, 1912, has been told countless times in films and books, inscribing it into popular culture as perhaps the best-known disaster of all-time. When Titanic went down off the coast of Newfoundland, the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, was the base from which recovery operations were mounted. Eventually, 337 bodies were recovered, the majority of them by ships dispatched from Halifax. Of this total, 128 were buried at sea and 209 were delivered to Halifax鈥150 of those buried in three Halifax cemeteries. They remain there to this day, the largest number of Titanic graves in the world, cared for in perpetuity by the city and visited by thousands of people each year.

On the one-hundredth anniversary of Titanic鈥檚 sinking, author John Boileau examines the relationship between the city and the unprecedented tragedy. This illustrated history includes over 100 historical photographs of the people and places involved in Halifax鈥檚 sombre recovery effort.

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]]> 55886 Children of the Titanic /store/children-of-the-titanic.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:19:30 +0000 /store/children-of-the-titanic.html/children-of-the-titanic On April 10, 1912, the Titanic departed Southampton, England, on its first voyage across the Atlantic, carrying 2,240 passengers, 109 of them children. Introducing young readers to the ship that couldn鈥檛 sink, Children of the Titanic follows three children鈥擝eth Cook, age six, travelling third class; Charlotte Murphy, age eight, second class; and John Crosby, age eleven, first class. We meet them as they board and get settled in their rooms in different parts of the vessel, witness their experience of the gripping sequence of events early in the morning of April 15, and see their eventual arrival in New York on the rescue ship Carpathia.

Bringing to life the sights and sounds of the ship from a child鈥檚 perspective, author Christine Welldon tours youngreaders through the plush first- and second-class staterooms, the gymnasium, swimming pool, library, and French caf茅, as well as the humbler accommodations in third class.

The book includes over 40 photographs, highlighted glossary terms, and sidebars on aspects of shipbuilding, early twentieth-century life, and the events of April 15, 1912.

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]]> 54152 Titanic A Century of Remembrance /store/titanic-a-century-of-remembrance.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:43:48 +0000 /store/titanic-a-century-of-remembrance.html/titanic-a-century-of-remembrance On April 10, 1912, Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, bound for New York on its maiden voyage. The disaster that followed will be forever etched in history and seared on the psyche of Nova Scotians. One hundred years ago, when Titanic met its fate, we delivered the news as a breathless world waited. One hundred years later, as the world again turned its gaze toward Nova Scotia, The Chronicle Herald delivered an enduring tribute to an unthinkable tragedy. In words, pictures and graphics, we present a lasting collection of a century of news.

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