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Title: The Discovery of the Titanic
by Robert D. Ballard, Ken Marschall, Rick Archbold
ISBN: 0-613-04850-4
Publisher: Bt Bound
Pub. Date: October, 1999
Format: Library Binding
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $23.40
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Average Customer Rating: 4.74 (23 reviews)

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Rating: 5
Summary: As Good as It Gets
Comment: Ballard's beautifully-written story of the Titanic and his discovery of its resting place remains the best book available on the Titanic. He summarizes the events leading up to the sinking and its impact on the Edwardian public is, like the classic a Night to Remember, concise and enlightening. The story of his search for, and ultimate discovery of, the wreck itself is riveting. One can hardly blame Ballard for his hopeful (and, ultimately, incorrect) belief that subsequent explorers would treat the wreck site with the same awe and reverence he experienced.

Rating: 4
Summary: Good book with lots of historical then and now photographs
Comment: The book is very well put together. Dr. Ballard takes up the first several chapters with a rather detailed explination of how they found the wreck and then delves into a fascinating exploration of the remains of the once great ship. I have the hard back copy and it contains a ton of truly spectacular photographs of the Titanic before it's demise and how it looks today.

Rating: 4
Summary: Very well written account
Comment: I bought this book soon after the hype brought on by the film. I have always been a history fan. The stories surrounding the fate of the Titanic have always intrigued me.

I knew of Ballard from previous expeditions that he had done. I have seen his work on The Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel.

This book is well thought out. From the search in the early days to the actual discovery and exploration. It's amazing how Ballard was able to stick with it over the years and the difficult times.

The book is written more as a story than as a text book. Plenty of history. The underwater photos are magnificent. I read the book and just wonder at all the problems that they had to overcome. The setbacks. The failures. It's all here in an easy to read and follow book.

If you are at all interested in the Titanic and it's discovery, this is a good book to read.

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