Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 1089 Beesley, Lawrence 1877 1967 The Loss of the S. S. Titanic: Its Story and Its Lessons Produced by Steve Schulze, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the CWRU Preservation Department Digital Library. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Loss of the S. S. Titanic: Its Story and Its Lessons" by Lawrence Beesley is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This book recounts the events surrounding the sinking of the Titanic, detailing Beesley's own experiences as a survivor. Through his narrative, he aims to provide a factual history of the disaster, highlighting not only the tragedy but also the critical lessons that should be learned from the catastrophic event. At the start of the work, Beesley describes the context in which the book was written, emphasizing the importance of documenting the accurate history of the Titanic disaster amidst the inaccurate portrayals circulating in the media. He recalls his experiences during the Titanic's departure, its construction, and the initial moments leading to its tragic collision with an iceberg. He reflects on the ship's grandeur and the crew's efforts during that fateful night, capturing the atmosphere of calm and disbelief among passengers as events unfolded. The early chapters lay the groundwork for the detailed recounting of the ship's last moments, illustrating both the emotional and physical realities of the horrifying experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Titanic (Steamship) Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean G Text Children's History Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) 311740 2025-08-03T08:37:04.383362 text/html 309723 2014-03-15T22:00:48 text/html 200060 2025-08-03T08:37:11.262317 application/epub+zip 202599 2025-08-03T08:37:07.707358 application/epub+zip 171775 2025-08-03T08:37:06.484372 application/epub+zip 438376 2025-08-03T08:37:13.989367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426916 2025-08-03T08:37:10.510312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294986 2022-09-03T12:57:45.381083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300591 2025-08-03T08:37:04.018337 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 300201 2014-03-15T22:00:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 300216 2014-03-15T22:00:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20599 2025-08-03T08:37:14.126298 application/rdf+xml 22410 2025-08-03T08:37:07.016357 image/jpeg 4858 2025-08-03T08:37:06.762365 image/jpeg 112162 2014-03-15T22:03:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 113947 2014-03-15T22:03:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 112140 2014-03-15T22:03:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 198861 2025-08-03T08:37:04.409346 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia