Collecting information (books)

Information 

books

First of all I will retrieve information from books which I can then cross reference with the film at a later date, as one of the most interesting events of the 20th century the sinking of Titanic in 1912 is something I have a personal interest in and therefore have several books that I can use to gather facts.

1) W.Owen, Headlines, 2010, Weldon Owen pty ltd, Australia  

This book is slightly more broad than the others as it focuses on 6 other major historical events from the 20th century but it should still be helpful in providing me with more knowledge on the sinking of the Titanic. 

2) E.Marsh, James Cameron's Titanic, 2012, Harper Collins Publishers, New York

 This is the most specific book of all of my research facilities, it focuses exclusively on the film and should help provide information about details of the film itself that I can compare with other historical textbooks.

3) B.Riffenburgh, The story of Titanic, 2011, Sevenoaks, London

This book gives many specifics of the ship from its construction to its voyage to its ultimate demise, the authors collaboration with many other historians helps improves its usefulness. This will be helpful to understand the more technical side of the ships sinking and correlate it to what is portrayed in the film and assess its accuracy.

4) M.Swift, Titanic the memorabilia collection, 2012, Igloo books ltd, Northampton

This books focuses much more on the peoples side of the story, the notable passengers on board the ship, the crew as well as mentioning the construction, and focuses on the voyage itself and the specifics of the sinking.

By using all four of these books I have many different aspects of the Titanic covered, from the facts and statistics behind its construction to the peoples side of the sinking and more in depth knowledge of the film itself. Using all these books should help provide me with an array of facts which I can then use to judge the accuracy of the film.