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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.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: From Triumph to Tragedy Part One Wireless World Chapter 1 Enter Marconi Chapter 2 Wireless at Work Chapter 3 Sarnoff's Luck Chapter 4 The Call for Change Part Two Story of the Century Chapter 5 The Battle for New York Chapter 6 Carr Van Anda and the New York Times Chapter 7 Canadian Journalists in New York (by Michael Dupuis) Chapter 8 The Search for Answers Part Three Imagining Disaster Chapter 9 Responses and Renderings in Literature Chapter 10 The Sinking in Cinema Chapter 11 Resurrection and Preservation Chapter 12 Conclusion: The Titanic as Myth Appendix Bibliography Index

About the Author

Paul Heyer is professor of communication studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. His published works include Communications and History; The Medium and the Magician: Orson Welles—the Radio Years; and a coedited textbook, Communication in History: Technology, Culture, Society.