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Titanic: A beginner's guide

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Making inquiries

Titanic Inquiry Project
www.titanicinquiry.org/
The results of the work of a small group of Titanic researchers who have transcribed the entire texts of the US Senate and British Titanic inquiries – each over 1,000 pages long.

The Smoking Gun: The Titanic files
www.thesmokinggun.com/titanic/titanic.html
Culled from the national archives of Britain and the United States, these records provide a unique view of the tragedy, with documents ranging from the chilling SOS messages sent by the crippled ship to a detailed inventory of items lost by one wealthy passenger. In most cases, these papers surfaced during government inquiries launched in both countries following the ship's sinking.