Eaton, John P & Charles A. Haas. Falling Star. Misadventures of White Star Line Ships. 1st printing. Lon: Patrick Stephens. 1989. hardcover. isbn: 1852601272. scarcity: hard to find.

During the great days of the steamers, ships were pushed to the limit in an effort to cross the Atlantic as quickly as possible. Safety was always a consideration, but captains were under tremendous pressure to push for the best possible speed. Those that took the chances, and beat the odds, were awarded with promotions to bigger and ever faster ships.

In this book, the authors relate the trials and tribulations of the White Star Line in their attempt to beat those odds. Each chapter relates the story of one major incident, while relatively minor mishaps are mentioned in short vignettes at the end of the chapters.

There is, of course, an entire chapter on the Titanic.

There was a second printing of this version in 1991.

Revised British edition, published by Patrick Stephens, April, 1996. wraps. isbn# 1852605340. There was a reprint of the British edition in 1998.

A terrific selection of text, photos and artist’s paintings covering the entire Titanic saga. Published for the Memphis Titanic Exhibition by Wonders. The color painting on the front cover of this edition is E.D. Walker’s oil on canvas Titanic on Her Maiden Voyage, 1997.

This second printing was published for the Florida International Museum Exhibition. It is the same book, with the same isbn number, as the previous listing, but the cover art for the Florida exhibition version was changed. The color painting on the front cover of this edition is Simon Fisher’s oil on canvas The Last Sunset, 1997.

Apparently, only a softcover edition was done for the Florida exhibition.

This is the same book as the previous listing, but with a new cover illustration. The color painting for this version is Stephen J. Card’s oil on canvas The Hour of Eternity, 1997.

Eaton, John P & Charles A. Haas. Titanic: Triumph and Tragedy. 1st British printing. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. 1986. hardcover. isbn: . scarcity: hard to find.

For many, Eaton & Haas are the predominant Titanic historians of the late 20th century. They have co-written quite a number of books on the subject, but this one is generally considered to be their best. It is a massive compilation of text and images. I found their writing style to be rather dry, but the volume of information is just extraordinary.

This second edition confusingly has the statement ‘First American Edition, 1995’ on the copyright page. The actual first American edition is in 1986 (see the previous listing).