The Last Days of the Titanic: Photographs and Mementos of the Tragic Maiden Voyage
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (631 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1570982015 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Book by O'Donnell, Edward Eugene, O'Donnell, E. E., Browne, Frank
One of The Best Janis72@aol.com The 10 for this book goes alot to Father Francis Browne who compiled his wonderful and unique collection of pictures,notes,and letters which he aquired during and after the Titanic tragedy,as a passenger on the Titanic.As Father Browne disembarked at Queenstown,Ireland,he was saved however had several friends aboard the ship and liked to take alot of pictures which he arranged in an album,writing his thoughts about each as he went along.There are a few pictures of other ships but this book is about the first 2 days aboard Titanic as a passenger and the aftermath.To be found in someone's attic,the photo album is . Decent, but underwhelming Reviewer #67845 For the price, I wouldn't really recommend this book. If you're an avid Titanic fan and have read everything else it's a decent buy seeing as how most of the photographs that you see of the Titanic came from this man, but the pictures aren't very dramatic and it's not a good place to look if you want a good summary of the Titanic and what happened. I'd suggest "Illustrated History of the Titanic" for that. This is mainly just a collection of photos of some of the people on board. Rather dull.. "last days" is intriguing! Found the numerous photos and accompanying text fascinating. Shows life on the Titanic as well as other ships,big and small. Hard to believe these were taken so very long ago. Brings the Titanic incident to life as you cruise through the book. What luck that the photographer departed the "T" in Ireland and missed the catastrophe.
The photo, which captures the man's soul, was taken at the start of the Titanic's trip by Francis Browne, a priest who got a ticket for the first couple days' voyage--before the Atlantic crossing--as a present from his uncle. Browne, the Jesuit"). It's also got some human interest: Browne, who died in 1960, almost missed the chance to win the Croix de Guerre for war heroism, save souls, and make art all his life, because of the kindness of an American millionaire couple he met at dinner on the Titanic. Browne studied the great masters in Florence, and his educated eye is evident in his compositions. Browne was no dumb shutterbug; he beat his classmate James Joyce on his honours exams (and Joyce put him in Finnegans Wake as "Mr. They liked Browne so much they offered to pay his way to New York. This book boasts several photos of unique interest, including the only known clear shot of the