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Annotated Bibliography

 

 

 

Primary

 

"Titanic Disaster Historical Document Archive." Titanic Historical Documents Archive. Dec. 2007 <http://www.paperlessarchives.com/titanic.html>.

 

   This site contained primary sources such as letters from the White Star Line, and also information about law suits, and who was found guilty. The site contained a letter from the White Star Line regarding the loss of Titanic, and it also contained a telegram sent out from Titanic as the ship was sinking.

 

 

 

 

 

Domond, Eric. "The Sinking." 1997. Dec. 2007 <http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/8912/sink.html>.

 

   As a primary source, this site gave me a quote from a survivor of Titanic, Jack Thayer, which was about how the event of Titanic changed the world, and his life. This site also helped me understand more about how Titanic sank, and the rescuing afterwards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"A Tribute to Winnifred Quick Van Tongerloo." The Titanic Historical Society. 2001. The Titanic Historical Society, Inc. Dec. 2007 <http://www.titanic1.org/people/winnifred-van-tongerloo.asp>.

 

   This site gave me primary source information, such as the life story of Winnifred Quick Van Tongerloo, and quotes from her experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geller, Judith B. Titanic: Women and Children First. New York, 1998.

 

   This book helped me understand the differences in each class such as how 1st class was allowed to board the lifeboats first.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary

 

 

 

"Titanic: the Sinking of the Unsinkable." Think Quest. Nov. 2007  <http://library.thinkquest.org/J0113360/index.htm>.

 

   This site helped me understand the layout of the ship, and the building of it.

 

 

 

 

 

"Titanic 'Crow's Nest Key' Auction." 1987. RMS TITANIC, INC. Nov. 2007 <http://www.rmstitanic.net/index.php4>.

 

   This site gave me information about the ship: sizes, design, and general ideas.

 

 

 

 

 

"The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912." EyeWitness to History. 2000. Ibis Communications, Inc. Nov. 2007 <www.eyewitnesstohistory.com>.

 

   This site helped me understand that because Titanic was called the safest ship ever built, the requirement of lifeboats was not met because the designers thought it wasn't necessary and would take up too much deck space.

 

 

 

 

 

Susan, Susan. Titanic: Legacy of the World's Greatest Ocean Liner. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1997.

 

   This book helped me learn about all the details of the ship and its sinking including that it split into two, some say three, sections when it sank, and that each half sank roughly 2,000 ft. apart.

 

 

 

 

 

Saari, Peggy. "Natural and Man-Made Disasters: What Effect Did the Sinking of the Titanic Have?" History Fact Finder. 28 Oct. 2006. Nov. 2007    <http://www.enotes.com/history-fact-finder/natural-man-made-disasters/what-effect-did-sinking-titanic-have>.

 

  This site helped me understand some of the reasons why so many lives were lost on Titanic, including the lack of lifeboats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"RMS Titanic." After the Sinking. Dec. 2007 <http://www.atlantic-crossings.info/titanic/after-sinking.htm>.

 

   This site gave me help understanding and learning about what happened after the sinking of Titanic such as lawsuits, and rescue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louden-Brown, Paul. "Titanic: Sinking the Myths." BBC.CO.UK. 4 Mar. 2002. Nov. 2007  <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/britain_wwone/titanic_01.shtml>.

 

   This site helped me learn that the designers only "claimed" the ship to be unsinkable, they never stated that it was. Also, I learned about the building of  the ship.

 

 

 

 

 

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Survivors of the Titanic." Microsoft Powerpoint. Jan.-Feb. 2008 <http://students.whitman.edu/~simmonem/TITANIC.ppt#5>.

 

 This site is helpful because it helped me see and understand what the difference was between the different classes, and the disadvantages they had.

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The Titanic." History on the Net. Feb. 2008 <http://www.historyonthenet.com/Titanic/blame.com>.

 

  This site is helpful because it helped me understand who was to blame for the sinking of Titanic and why.

 

 

 

 

 

"Titanic Timeline." The Teachers Guide. Feb. 2008 <http://www.theteachersguide.com/Titanictimeline.html>.

 

  This site his helpful because it let me see the time period of Titanic and what happened before and after it sank.