Over seventy years after the great ocean liner sank, marine geologist Robert Ballard discovered the wreck of the Titanic 12,500 feet beneath the surface of the icy North Atlantic. Now Ballard presents the world with an opportunity to live the story of the famous ship through his amazing last great images, before Titanic's remains are gone forever. This is a story told in rusted, twisted metal and debris, but it is also a human story told in a porcelain doll's face, an empty shoe, and an abandoned derby hat.
Titanic: The Last Great Images maps the wreck of the ship from a variety of perspectives to give a completely new picture of the triumph and tragedy that was Titanic. This illustrated volume--and a National Geographic special--weave the strands of the ocean liner's story together in renderings done by the ship's original designers, charts of the debris field, and period illustrations. Robert Ballard provides the clearest, most accurate view of the ship we have ever seen. In crisply detailed underwater photography, disintegrating ruins and shattered pieces reveal pride of workmanship, a rigidly defined class system, and indelible images of terror and courage. This book shows what makes the Titanic worthy of the world's undying fascination.
Customer Reviews:
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BEST TITANIC BOOK EVER!!!:
This book is the ultimate Titanic book!!! The pictures are so clear and vibrant it is hard to believe that they are the same wreck site pictures that we all know and love from 1985!! Dr. Ballard is truly a genius! I personnally hope that this really isn't his last Titanic book! But if it is, at least he went out with the greatest book that we could ask for!
Titanic images:
If you are a Titanic junkie like myself, you'll find this latest book from Robert Ballard, finder of Titanic, to be essential. New and haunting images from the debris feild and decaying wreck never fail to stir the emotions. A definite must have.
Haunting Photos of the Ship of Ghosts:
Robert Ballard, the author of "Titanic: The Last Great Images", will ever be associated with the great, lost ship. It was Ballard who was the driving force behind the 1985 expedition that found the sunken vessel, and since then his voice has been steady in its opposition to the destructive exploitation of the wreck. "Titanic: The Last Great Images" serves in part as an account of his 2004 return to the site to make further explorations with Remotely Operated Vehicles equipped with high resolution... more info
