Description
The world's biggest, most opulent ship sets out across the Atlantic on its maiden voyage. Proclaimed to be unsinkable -- and hailed as a testament to modern achievements in manufacturing and transportation -- the ocean liner is pushed to its limits in an effort to make the crossing in record time. But a collision with an iceberg and an inadequate supply of lifeboats doom nearly 2,500 souls to a watery grave.
This grimly captivating novella was first published in 1898, 14 years before the Titanic disaster. Robertson's fictional telling of what befell the Titan features some extraordinary parallels to the real-life tragedy, including the size of the ship, its horsepower, and its route. The eerily prescient tale will fascinate both history buffs and lovers of adventure stories.
Author: Morgan Robertson
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 01/15/2020
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.20d
ISBN13: 9780486837321
ISBN10: 0486837327
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Alternative History
- Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Fiction | Sea Stories
This grimly captivating novella was first published in 1898, 14 years before the Titanic disaster. Robertson's fictional telling of what befell the Titan features some extraordinary parallels to the real-life tragedy, including the size of the ship, its horsepower, and its route. The eerily prescient tale will fascinate both history buffs and lovers of adventure stories.
Author: Morgan Robertson
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 01/15/2020
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.20d
ISBN13: 9780486837321
ISBN10: 0486837327
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Alternative History
- Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Fiction | Sea Stories
About the Author
Morgan Robertson (1861-1915) was an American writer of short stories and novels and the self-proclaimed inventor of the periscope. He is best known for his 1898 novella Futility, or The Wreck of the Titan.
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