Cori's Research Project
The Discovery of the Titanic
World Wide Web Sources:
" Titanic: Raising a Legend," Discovery Online
<http://www.discovery.com/area/science/titanic/titanicopener.html>
[Accessed 27 January 1998].
This site had an incredible amount of information about the discovery
of the Titanic, especially information about the 1996 Salvage Expedition
which was too explore the wreckage and recover artifacts. This page also
has a virtual replica of the ship. This page is valuable to any researchers
who would like to learn more about the salvage missions to the Titanic.
"RMS Titanic, INC.," RMS Titanic INC.
<http://www.titanic-online.com/>
[Accessed 27 January 1998].
This site is somewhat less serious than the other, but it still
provides important links to new findings about the Titanic. There are
links to museums, books, and clubs that celebrate the Titanic's history.
This page is also commercialized because they sell Titanic coal.
"RMS Titanic," Brett Chapman
<http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Zone/1764/>
[Accessed 27 January 1998].
This site is someone's personal research. However, it contains in
depth information about every aspect of Titanic. It tells how the
ship was constructed, why and how it sank, and also gives details about
the White Star Line (the company that owned Titanic).
Other Reference Sources:
Ballard, Robert D. The Discovery of the Titanic. New York: Warner
Books, 1987.
This book discusses the
way the Titanic was found. Many had searched for the wreckage for
years, and it was a lucky coincidence that the Titanic was found while
looking for Russian submarines. This book is very interesting and
contains interesting information n about how difficult it is to explore
Titanic's wreckage.
Biel, Steven. Down with the Old Canoe. New York: W.W. Norton
and Company, 1996.
This book is divided into
two sections: meaning and memories. This book is a cultural history
of the events before and around the sinking. It especially focuses
on other things that were happening at the time that influenced the path
of Titanic.
Brown, Richard. Voyage of the Iceberg. Toronto: James Lorimer and Company,
1983.
This book focuses on the
iceberg and the speculation as to the size and origin of the iceberg that
sunk Titanic. Discusses one iceberg in particular that has red paint
on bottom that looks as though it had hit the ship. Book also focuses
on the Titanic's voyage.
Hart, Eva. Shadow of the Titanic. Great Britain: Greenwich University
Press, 1994
This book is an autobiography
of Eva Hart. Eva was on the Titanic when she was 7 years old.
Her family was on their way to emigrate to Canada. This book discusses
the struggles that her and her mother faced while trying to rebuild their
life after the Titanic went down with their dreams and her father.
Lord, Walter. A Night to Remember. New York: Holt, 1995.
The author of this book
researched letters and conducted interviews to find out the stories of
Titanic. He talks about all phases of the sinking with personal accounts
in the story. The book also lists a tremendous amount of facts and
stories about the ship itself.
General comments:
I found by doing this research that print media is much more reliable.
Anyone can put information on the Web, therefore making all the data very
subjective. I thought that there would be more information available
in the University Library, but I found that many sources were based primarily
on hearsay.
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