ID: | 8614 |
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Entry Text: | Gardiner, Robin & Van der Vat, Dan. The Riddle of the Titanic. New York: Carol; London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1995, 1997, xv, 312 pp. Alt. title: The Titanic Conspiracy: Cover-Ups and Mysteries of the World's Most Famous Sea Disaster; contention: conspiracy, specifically, a "switch": Olympic for Titanic; ticked off rationale; insurance scam; White Star records disappeared; villain: J. Pierpont Morgan; poorly written & organized; not convincing. |