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The Loss of the SS. Titanic
The Loss of the SS. Titanic: Its Story and Its Lessons | Lawrence Beesley
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Lawrence Beesley was one of the luckiest men on the Titanic. Although the word had been given, women and children first, he was nevertheless ordered into a lifeboat to make up the numbers. At the end of that fateful night he stepped, dry and physically unharmed, onto the deck of the rescuing ship Carpathia. We are also fortunate in that, as a science teacher, Beesley was an intensely curious man. During the journey he had been paying careful attention to every aspect of shipboard life, from how seagulls were able to keep pace with the liner, to why the vibrations from the great engines were most noticeable when taking a bath. He put these observational skills to good use in his description of the sinking, and of how the passengers, the crew, and later the public reacted, providing us one of the most complete and thoughtful eyewitness accounts of the disaster.
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Kerrbearlib
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Robin Gibb & his son RJ composed the Titanic Requiem for the 100th anniversary of the sinking. The song “Don‘t Cry Alone” is beautiful and haunting. #TuesdayTunes

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=jiQhey_fy14&si=6ydfDvqwe5dPTUem

TieDyeDude I hadn't heard of this before. Very nice song. Thanks for sharing 6d
Kerrbearlib @TieDyeDude you‘re welcome! 6d
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The RMS Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 pm on April 14, 1912. She sank at 2:20 am on April 15, 1912. Survivor Lawrence Beesley wrote a memoir that I wish was required reading in schools. It includes important lessons that are relevant today. Beesley doesn‘t just look at those directly involved with the tragedy. He looks at society‘s involvement as well. ⬇️

Kerrbearlib I love this quote about a man he met on the Carpathia who recognized his indirect role in the sinking. The man had demanded faster travel for his own convenience and thrown fits when he didn‘t get it. Other travelers had done the same, thinking of their own convenience rather than the safety of others. Their collective selfish and impatience played an indirect role in the Titanic tragedy. 2w
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Kerrbearlib
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David Warner was in the 1997 James Cameron Titanic. But I prefer him in the 1979 S.O.S. Titanic film where he played Lawrence Beesley.

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#titanic #memoirs

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Kerrbearlib
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Excellent memoir by a Titanic Survivor. Thank you LibiVox!

#Titanic #history #disasters #LibriVox #audiobooks

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I Survived the Titanic | Lawrence Beesley
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Looks like Mom's getting in on summer reading this year!!! #raisingreaders #kidlit #bookishkids

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