Titanic The Real Story of the Construction of the World's Most Famous Ship

By Anton Gill

This fascinating book tells the untold stories of the men and women who made the 'ship of dreams' a reality. From the fearless riveters who risked deafness from hammering millions of rivets that held together the fortress-like steel hull to the engineers charged with the Herculean task of fitting engines to power the massive ship across the Atlantic at a speed of 23 knots. From the electricians who installed state-of-the-art communications systems and enormous steam-driven generators to the highly skilled carpenters, cabinet-makers and artists who laboured over every last detail of the opulent staterooms. Even though Titanic was destined to sink on her maiden voyage, the achievement of the thousands of people who built and fitted out this astonishing ship lives on.