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Book Synopsis Titanic scholars contend that the demise of the unsinkable ship left more behind than a memory of April 15, 1912, as an important point in history. Through books, films, stories, and songs, the archetypal shipwreck has endured as a metaphor for the perils of mankind''s hubris and the fallibility of technology. In 1985, the discovery of the long-missing wreckage two miles below the surface of the Atlantic revitalized interest in the Titanic and spawned a new generation of books, films, and, for the first time, websites, and computer games. James Cameron''s blockbuster Titanic became the biggest movie of all time and engendered still greater popular interest in the tragic event.
This bibliography is a survey of the immense volume of literary, dramatic, and commercial endeavors that came out of history''s most compelling shipwreck. Organized by genre in accessible categories and short entries, the book includes Titanic-inspired documentaries, nar
