Titanic century : media, myth, and the making of a cultural icon / Paul Heyer.
"This book presents a revealing look at our 100-year fascination with the Titanic disaster and the various media that have been involved in reporting, preserving, and immortalizing the event"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780313398155 (hardback)
- ISBN: 0313398151 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780313398162 (ebook)
- ISBN: 031339816X (ebook)
- Physical Description: xii, 211 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2012.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-199) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: From triumph to tragedy -- Enter Marconi -- Wireless at work -- Sarnoff's luck -- The call for change -- The battle for New York -- Carr Van Anda and the New York Times -- Canadian journalists in New York / by Michael Dupuis -- The search for answers -- Responses and renderings in literature -- The sinking in cinema -- Resurrection and preservation -- Conclusion: The Titanic as myth. |
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Subject: | Titanic (Steamship) Shipwrecks > North Atlantic Ocean. Disasters > Press coverage. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | G 530 .T6 H49 2012 | 30775305446321 | General Collection | Available | - |