Titanic Triumph and Tragedy Author:John P. Eaton, Charles A. Haas 80 years later, the glamorous yet tragic story of the Titanic, her sinking with the loss of more than 1500 lives, and the mysterious aftermath, still holds endless fascination. This chronicle of the entire saga has been revised and expanded, bringing the story up-to-date. It features the latest information on the wreck, her artefacts, and the co... more »ntroversy surrounding various attempts at recovering these, also the most complete passenger list yet published. The book tells the entire story, from the liner's design as the supposedly safest vessel afloat, her maiden voyage carrying the social, artistic and financial elite of two continents, her sinking on 15th April 1912 after hitting an iceberg, the still unresolved mystery over why a ship apparently did not rush to the rescue, through to the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic in 1985, and on to the present day.« less