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The myth of the Titanic
- Title
- The myth of the Titanic / Richard Howells.
- Author
- Howells, Richard, Dr.
- Publication
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 12-3774 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xv, 336 p. : ill.; 20 cm.
- Summary
- "Why does the story of the Titanic retain such a hold on the popular imagination, one hundred years after it sank on the night of 15 April 1912? Howells explores the myths around the Titanic legend, showing what they reveal about the culture of their time, as well as the role that myth still plays in our lives today"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: -- List of Illustrations -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- A Brief History of the Titanic -- Myth and the Titanic -- 'Women and Children First!' -- 'We Shall Die Like Gentlemen' -- 'Be British!' -- 'Nearer, My God, to Thee' -- 'The Unsinkable Ship' -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography and Sources -- Index.
- Call Number
- JFD 12-3774
- ISBN
- 9780230313804 (pbk.)
- 0230313809 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2012004853
- OCLC
- YBP 2012004853
- Author
- Howells, Richard, Dr.
- Title
- The myth of the Titanic / Richard Howells.
- Imprint
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2012.
- Edition
- Centenary ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 12-3774