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Synopsis
Lawrence Beesley, a British schoolteacher, was a second-class passenger on the "Titanic" when it hit an iceberg and sank in two and a half hours. This is Beesley's eyewitness account, written just weeks after the sinking, of his voyage on the "Titanic", the collision with the iceberg, his hours in Lifeboat 13, and his rescue by the "Carpathia". A classic account of the story of "Titanic".
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About the Author
Lawrence Beesley (1878-1967) retired from his position as a science teacher in England when, at age thirty-four, he boarded the S.S. Titanic to go for a holiday in the States. He had been recently widowed and left at home his young son. His account of the epic disaster is widely regarded as one of the fairest and most comprehensive of its kind. Beesley was later portrayed in the classic Titanic film A NIGHT TO REMEMBER.
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- PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1530124018
- ISBN 13 9781530124015
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages152
- EditorClassics 510
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