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Download or read book Building the Titanic written by Rod Green and published by Reader's Digest Association. This book was released on 2005 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps it is because everything about the Titanic was absolutely gigantic. To this day, it is difficult to comprehend the impact of its sheer size. In the year 1910, a resident of Belfast provided a haunting image of the giant luxury liner under construction that reinforces the wonder of it all ... Book jacket.
Book Synopsis Building Titanic Belfast by : Paul Cattermole
Download or read book Building Titanic Belfast written by Paul Cattermole and published by . This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Titanic written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Titanic For Dummies by : Stephen J. Spignesi
Download or read book The Titanic For Dummies written by Stephen J. Spignesi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the building of the famous ship, life onboard during its maiden voyage, tragic decisions made that fateful night, the discovery of the wreck, and the controversies surrounding one of the worst naval disasters of all time.
Download or read book Creating Titanic written by Kevin Blake and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On May 31, 1911, thousands of excited people crammed into a shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They were there to watch the empty hull of RMS Titanic enter the water for the very first time. Proud workers hugged their children as they pointed at the massive ship they had helped build. In just 62 seconds, the giant ocean liner was floating for the very first time. It was the largest human-made object the world had ever seen! Creating the Ship of Dreams tells the compelling story of how the largest and most luxurious ship in the world was built and the workers who risked their lives in the process. The fascinating content and large-format color images, maps, and fact boxes bring the Titanic’s tragic story to life. Creating the Ship of Dreams is part of Bearport’s Titanica series.
Book Synopsis Building the Titanic by : Sean McCollum
Download or read book Building the Titanic written by Sean McCollum and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The builders of the Titanic envisioned a ship more powerful and luxurious than anything the world had ever seen. Meet the wealthy investors, the talented engineers, and the hard working laborers who all played a role in building a floating palace that would soon end up on the ocean floor.
Book Synopsis Project-based Homeschooling by : Lori McWilliam Pickert
Download or read book Project-based Homeschooling written by Lori McWilliam Pickert and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project-based homeschooling combines children's interests with long-term, deep, complex learning.This is an essential experience for children: to spend time working on something that matters to them, with the support of a dedicated mentor. This book is an introduction and guide to creating the circumstances under which children can teach themselves.The author gives parents concrete tips for helping children do challenging, meaningful, self-chosen work. From setting up a workspace that encourages independence to building a family culture that supports self-directed learning to concrete suggestions for a step-by-step approach to inquiry-based investigation, Project-Based Homeschooling shares techniques for mentoring independent, confident thinkers and learners.
Book Synopsis I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (I Survived #1) by : Lauren Tarshis
Download or read book I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (I Survived #1) written by Lauren Tarshis and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most terrifying events in history are brought vividly to life in this New York Times bestselling series! Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck -- he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever. Lauren Tarshis brings history's most exciting and terrifying events to life in this New York Times bestselling series. Readers will be transported by stories of amazing kids and how they survived!
Book Synopsis 100 Places That Made Britain by : Dave Musgrove
Download or read book 100 Places That Made Britain written by Dave Musgrove and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 100, carefully selected places, BBC History Magazine editor Dave Musgrove takes us on an unforgettable historical tour through British history, from the Roman invasion to 1960s Liverpool. Musgrove has asked foremost British historians such as Dominic Sandbrook, to nominate the sites they believe to be the most important in our history, and has travelled to each place to provide a visitor's point of view alongside the captivating stories that make each one great. Covering the length and breadth of the British mainland and two thousand of years of history, 100 Places that Made Britain visits renowned sites such as the Tower of London and Runnymede, as well as less well-known places like Rushton Triangular Lodge in Northamptonshire - a three-sided, three-themed house built during the Reformation and designed to represent the Holy Trinity - and Jarrow, home of the first chronicler of Anglo-Saxon Britain, The Venerable Bede. Each essay adds another layer to our understanding of Britain's story, whether it be an advance in politics, religion, law or culture. Bringing the vast history of this small island to life, 100 Places that Made Britain is a captivating historical compendium that will have every reader criss-crossing the country to explore its myriad treasures.
Download or read book Building the Titanic written by Rod Green and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conceived in 1907, Titanic was two years in design and 37 months in construction at the great Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She was the biggest ship the world had ever seen, and thought by many to be indestructible. But she sank just five days into her maiden voyage, en route to New York in 1912. Some 1500 people died. This book, takes the story of the ship right back to the beginning, to the decision to build it in the first place. From there we go into the shipyard, where 4,000 tradesmen - joiners, fitters, electricians, plumbers, welders, riveters and many more - rivet by rivet, plate by plate, turned those plans and blueprints into a towering hulk of an ocean liner. Once the outer shell was complete, the luxurious passenger accommodation was fitted out, the dining rooms, the squash court, gymnasium, libraries, smoking rooms and even Turkish baths. The men that built her knew every bolt and rivet, every dove-tail joint, every new-fangled piece of kit, every vibration of the engine. For them, Titanic would always be the world's greatest ship. This is an extraordinary story of modern engineering and also of human endeavour and, ultimately, fallibility. photographs of the Titanic in construction, Building the Titanic adds a fascinating dimension to the history of the world's most famous ship.
Book Synopsis Spirit of the Titanic by : Nicola Pierce
Download or read book Spirit of the Titanic written by Nicola Pierce and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2013-06-07 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen-year-old Samuel Scott died while building the Titanic. As the ship sails to her doom, his ghost moves restlessly alongside the passengers and crew: Frederick Fleet: the young look-out who spotted the iceberg and who survived in a life-boat with (the unsinkable) Molly Brown; Howard Hartley Wallace: the heroic band-leader who played ragtime music as the freezing waters lapped at his feet; Harold Bride: the junior radio operator whose messages echoed on, long after the ship had disappeared to its icy grave ...
Book Synopsis RMS Titanic by : Peter Davies-Garner
Download or read book RMS Titanic written by Peter Davies-Garner and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2005-07-30 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The expert ship modeler offers a fully illustrated guide to building the RMS Titanic, with practical information applicable to models of any scale. The legendary British passenger liner RMS Titanic remains one of the most fascinating ships, posing unique challenges for modelmakers. This superb book contains all the information needed to build a highly accurate model, down to the tiniest details of the hull's rivets. Peter Davies-Garner takes readers through the process of building his own remarkable 18-foot model. Built to 1/48 scale, it was specially commissioned for a traveling exhibition in North America. Profusely illustrated with close-up photographs, detailed drawings, and numerous images of the actual ship, this volume also contains a complete set of plans considered to be the most accurate yet drawn.
Download or read book Titanic written by Bruce Alpine and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the pride of White Star Line - RMS Titanic sank beneath the surface of the freezing North-Atlantic Ocean, the story of Titanic was born. That story has become full of stories within itself. Full of myths. Many of the myths included in the Titanic story have been realized and many questions answered since the wreck site was discovered on September 1, 1985. Unfortunately, stories that have been retold over the generations have clouded over what really happened, making the Titanic story a legend, full of myths and folklore. Titanic: the Legend, Myths and Folklore, attempts to unravel those stories that overtime has created the legend, attempting to present the actual accounts of the Titanic disaster, while pointing out the myths and folklore that persist in literature written since 1912 and the movies that insist on including the myths to present a more interesting story that is: - Titanic.
Book Synopsis Building The Titanic (A True Book: The Titanic) by : Jodie Shepherd
Download or read book Building The Titanic (A True Book: The Titanic) written by Jodie Shepherd and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rediscover the story of the largest and most luxurious ship ever built! At the time of its construction, the Titanic was an engineering wonder. At 882 feet, 8 inches long -- a distance of more than four city blocks -- the ship was the largest ever built. It was also the most luxurious and, supposedly, the safest. It took 3,000 workers at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast almost three years to complete construction. Learn about the process -- from stem to stern -- in Building the Titanic. ABOUT THE SERIES: On the night of April 14-15, 1912, the largest and most luxurious ship ever built hit an iceberg and sunk on her maiden voyage. More than 100 years later, the Titanic continues to fascinate. How did this supposedly "unsinkable" ship meet its icy fate? Who were the people who sailed on the ship, and what was that experience like before, during, and after the disaster? What did explorers discover in 1985 when they found the sunken ship at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean? Featuring historical imagery, first-hand accounts, and lively text, the four titles in this series will answer all these questions... and more.
Book Synopsis The Wreck of the Titan by : Morgan Robertson
Download or read book The Wreck of the Titan written by Morgan Robertson and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eerily prescient novella from 1898 — 14 years before the Titanic disaster — tells of an "unsinkable" luxury liner's maiden voyage across the Atlantic and her disastrous collision with an iceberg.
Download or read book Titanic written by Hourly History and published by Hourly History. This book was released on 2016-04-03 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been more than one hundred years since the RMS Titanic sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic ocean. The disaster has captivated history buffs and non-history buffs alike, and it is easy to see why. Some of the most illustrious people of the day were on board: some survived, and some did not. Legends abound about whether the ship’s maiden voyage was cursed. And then there is the ship itself: arguably the most luxurious vessel to ever travel oversea. Inside you will read about... ✓ Conceiving of and Building the Titanic ✓ The Ship of Dreams ✓ Setting Sail ✓ The Passengers ✓ The Iceberg and the Sinking ✓ The Aftermath ✓ The Titanic Remembered and Re-Discovered The disaster holds secrets and stories of love and bravery, cowardice and greed. Explore these and other themes that surround the sinking of the grand ship, Titanic.
Book Synopsis Encyclopaedia Britannica by : Hugh Chisholm
Download or read book Encyclopaedia Britannica written by Hugh Chisholm and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1090 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.
