Besides "Home From the Sea" does anyone know if Captain Rostron wrote anyother books on Titanic?

I think the man was so amazing and so brave to have gone to Titanic's rescue. A true hero of that time.

Yes, although I've been told by a number of maratime types that if he pulled that stunt today he would have been fired for endangering his passengers.

Aww Lee, where is your sense of adventure?! LOL Actually, a jolly good thing he did come dashing to the rescue...things would have got even more unpleasant had he not shown up...imagine twenty little lifeboats in a storm at sea....

Oh, for the record, as far as I am aware, his only book was "Home From the Sea", his autobiography, published in 1931...if you can find a copy, I suggest it as reading...a cracking good story.

Hey, I'm not arguing - as far as I'm concerned, he is one of THE heroes of the night. All I was saying is that if it happened now, he would get hammered...which kinda explains why there are so dang few heroes these days.

Very good point...all of our hopeful heroes are scared because they'dd be slammed with the consequences...guess they're not heros then are they? lol

I think the problem is risk taking is no longer a socially approved activity, actually.

Lights,
As far as I know that book "Home From the Sea" is very hard to come by. I did some research a while back and when I did see it the price was through the roof!!!! Actually I did see it on Ebay once.

I still keep my eyes open for it though, thanks

Dear Lee, I think you're right about risk-taking is no longer a socially acceptable behaviour :(


Dear Betty, As for Capt. Rostron's book...you think THAT'S bad? Try over a $1000.00 for a copy of TITANIC AND OTHER SHIPS that had been autographed by Lightoller on ebay last year!

Lights,
Wow, $1,000 that is waaaaay out of my range.
Most of the books I have I bought on Ebay and I found some good ones. The most expensive was The Ship That Stood Still

Autographs of survivors go high and especially a signed book

[quote:3f7afc4358="Teamtunafish"]Yes, although I've been told by a number of maratime types that if he pulled that stunt today he would have been fired for endangering his passengers.[/quote:3f7afc4358]

I guess Bob Dylan said it best: "The Times They Are A Changing". I think that's what makes a good Captain, even he did endanger his passengers, but it was to save other from a freezing death. I wonder what these Captains on these ships today would do?