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"It took two years to design and three years to build the Titanic before it sailed on its maiden voyage from Southampton, heading for New York in 1912. Much has been written about its sinking; Green offers a detailed account of its design and construction. It was the most modern ship afloat, with radios, electric lighting, elevators, a gymnasium, and a swimming pool. Green writes that the vessel was built using basic techniques that had changed little since the construction of the first iron-hulled ships more than 50 years earlier, even though the Titanic was 10 times the size of the early ships, and that its safety features were woefully inadequate. Green offers details on such subjects as who built the Titanic, its delayed departure and sea trials, and what was to be its Atlantic crossing. The book, with more than 100 photographs and illustrations, is a meticulous account of the ship's construction."
George Cohen
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Rod Green | | Hardcover:
| 160 pages | | Publisher:
| Readers Digest | | Publication Date:
| November 03, 2005 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0762106891 | | Package Length:
| 11.18 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.45 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.94 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Great reading materialSep 04, 2008
This is a very good book that gets into depth about why the RMS Titanic was created and what made them want to build such a huge and luxurious ship. I highly recommend this book for 11th graders - young adult readers.
1 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 boilding of the doomed linerMay 02, 2008
alot has been written about the sinking ,but this book is about the designing and building of the great ship.behind the scene look at the men who built the titanic.
1 of 3 found the following review helpful:
mst ownOct 21, 2007
buy this book it is a must own . If you love ships of mystery read it I fell more in love with Titanic after reading this book.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
An outstanding survey of its actual making and includes plenty of vintage black & white photos & illustrations rich in detailMay 23, 2006
Plenty of books have been published on the sinking of the Titanic, but this is the first detailed account of how the ship was designed and constructed and provides a haunting view of how it was made and promoted. Where competitors focus on its demise or its voyage, BUILDING THE TITANIC: AN EPIC TALE OF THE CREATION OF HISTORY'S MOST FAMOUS OCEAN LINER is an outstanding survey of its actual making and includes plenty of vintage black and white photos and illustrations rich in detail.
Diane C. Donovan, Editor
California Bookwatch
8 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 RMS Titanic ConstructionFeb 21, 2006
I am very disappointed in the editing of the book, many many typographical errors! Also, the book did not go into detail about the various construction techniques that went into building the ship. I wanted a step by step process especially in the interior construction of the cabins and public rooms, i.e. construction from the bulkhead/exterior skin, insulation, woodwork, plastering, wiring, plumbing etc.
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