The Titanic, End Of A Dream

Description for THE TITANIC, END OF A DREAM by Wyn Craig Wade: In 1912, 1,522 people drowned or froze to death when the Royal Mail Steamship Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic. In the sixty-seven years that have passes, the world has never stopped speculating about the reasons for this appalling tragedy. There have been innumerable investigations, but in spite of exhaustive study, an aura of mystery continues to surround the tragedy. Was it really inevitable, or could better seamanship and foresight have prevented it? Why was the ship hailed as practically "unsinkable" when in fact, she went to the bottom within two-and-one-half hours? Why did the British Board of Trade permit passengers to sail with less than half of the lifeboats they needed? Why did the vessel ignore radioed iceberg warnings? And why was J Bruce Ismay, Managing Director for the White Star Line, the owners of the ship, saved when so many male passengers went to an icy death? Here