Titanic Victims and Villains: Victims Villains

by Senan Molony

The creation of heroes where they did not exist offers us insights, in throwing off the blanket of boasting a century later, that bring history's most famous shipwreck back into sharper focus. We see into the nature of prejudice, social values, and the overriding political and national considerations of the time. This book also looks at the offered sacrificial victims of the time, in particular the character of Captain Stanley Lord of the Californian, the man charged with abandoning 1,500 people to their fate. Backed up with a new photographic archives and bolstered by a series of contemporary extracts to support its arguments, this is Titanic history presented in an entirely new and authentic light.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2008

Reviews

[Kyli · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book proves that there are still many unanswered questions concerning the sinking of the Titanic among them the role of Captain Stanley Lord and the Californian in witnessing the Titanic disaster which Molony goes to great length to defend Lord. It was interesting to read this other point of view rather than just the conventional opinion concerning Lord and it changed my opinion on the whole Californian controversy so would recommend for any Titanic buff.

[Saturday's Child · Rating 4 out of 5]

This work contains some really interesting observations (among many) about the Titanic's Band, Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller and Captain Stanley Lord of the Californian. Well worth the read.