J. Kent Layton's Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography of the Ship of Splendor

[J Kent Layton]

Michael,

Glad you enjoyed the update! I'll be stocking all of them through my site, and will be putting pre-order information up soon. I will be making arrangements with the publisher for The Edwardian Superliners and On A Sea of Glass to have copies expedited internationally, which means that I'll be stocking them before any other retailers in the Americas, and no one will have to pay exorbitant shipping costs by ordering it from an international retailer.

I will also be attempting to make the same arrangement with the Shire book, but I'm not sure how they work things as compared to Amberley, which has the whole thing down to a science. But I'll keep everyone posted here and through my site.

Everyone is going to have something to look forward to in these books - particularly, for folks around here, On A Sea of Glass. Some of the things we discovered when working from rare accounts and comparing multiple accounts from a single survivor (even the best-known of them) turned up some unique details that astounded even us.

 

[Encyclopedia Titanica]

Great news, we're looking forward to them. Thanks for updating us!

 

[J Kent Layton]

Phil,

Thanks! I'll keep everyone posted!

 

[Ellen G. Butland]

Dear Mr Layton, I would recommend the Lusitania book to all. I suppose you know the builders plans are available from the Scottish Records office.
Can you give me a clue how soon Trio of Trios will be out. My order for it is in with the publisher.

 

[J Kent Layton]

Ellen,

Hello, and thank you for your kind words about the book. The publication date of the new Trio of Trios book is something my editor knows, but I haven't been informed yet. I would imagine that since its layout is all but complete that it would be soon, though. I might suggest that you try contacting Amberley directly through their web site and ask. One way or another, I suspect we'll all be hearing soon! Take care!

 

[Ellen G. Butland]

Many thanks. I eagerly await it, hoping to learn new things about Mauretania, not to mention Aquitania and Olympic. And I wonder why my great-uncle so detested Berengaria (apart from her German heritage) He said her stewards called her the Bargain Area.

 

[Matt DiTullio]

This is going to be my next purchase off of Amazon, hopefully within the next couple of weeks. Most of all, I look forward to seeing some nice interior photos of the ship, seeing how their virtually impossible to find on the net.

 

[Pineapple Betty]

I just thought I would let everyone know that my new book is just about ready for release. Its title is "Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography of the Ship of Splendor." It will be available in softcover under ISBN 978-1-4303-1962-7. It will also be available in limited release in hardcover format, as well.

There will be something in this book for everyone with an interest in the LUSITANIA.

Further details can be found on this page of my site:
Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography | Atlantic Liners

Just finished On a Sea of Glass, outstanding work. Thank you
Desperately looking for this book (private sellers listing at $800) any thoughts?
Amberly is out of stock.

 

[Jason D. Tiller]

Hello and welcome to the Encyclopedia Titanica Message Board,

Desperately looking for this book (private sellers listing at $800) any thoughts?
Amberly is out of stock.

Since this book was published in 2010, it is getting hard to find especially at a decent price. Most used book sites if they have it in stock, are charging an arm and leg for it for the hardcover version. While the paperback version is a little cheaper but still pricey:
Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography
Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography of the Ship of Splendor paperback

 

[Pineapple Betty]

Hello and welcome to the Encyclopedia Titanica Message Board,

Since this book was published in 2010, it is getting hard to find especially at a decent price. Most used book sites if they have it in stock, are charging an arm and leg for it for the hardcover version. While the paperback version is a little cheaper but still pricey:
Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography
Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography of the Ship of Splendor paperback

Grr, I endeavor to find this book for <$100. My newest quest.
Thank you kindly.

 

[Jason D. Tiller]

Grr, I endeavor to find this book for <$100. My newest quest.
Thank you kindly.

You're welcome. Depending on where you live and I know this from experience, used book stores, book fairs or local thift shops are good suggestions to keep in mind, if you are unable to find it at a decent price online. Good luck!

 

[Bob Read]

Hi Pineapple Betty: How about this?: Lusitania an Illustrated Biography of the Ship of Splendor J. Kent Layton Book 9781430319627 | eBay

 

[Steven Christian]

You're welcome. Depending on where you live and I know this from experience, used book stores, book fairs or local thift shops are good suggestions to keep in mind, if you are unable to find it at a decent price online. Good luck!

That's a good tip. You never know what you might find. I try to hit thrifts shops and used book stores when I can. Was in one recently. They had "Dead Wake"...Larsons book on the Lusitania. $3. And another book I hadn't heard of called "Torpedoed". Subtitled "the sinking of the childrens ship". About the sinking of the S.S. City of Benares during WW2 taking kids to Canada from Britain. I might go back and get that one. For $3 wouldn't be out much if its not that good. Cheers.

 

[Jason D. Tiller]

That's a good tip. You never know what you might find. I try to hit thrifts shops and used book stores when I can. Was in one recently. They had "Dead Wake"...Larsons book on the Lusitania. $3. And another book I hadn't heard of called "Torpedoed". Subtitled "the sinking of the childrens ship". About the sinking of the S.S. City of Benares during WW2 taking kids to Canada from Britain. I might go back and get that one. For $3 wouldn't be out much if its not that good. Cheers.

Dead Wake is a very good book, from what I've seen online. I need to get a copy of it for myself; a good friend of mine contributed to it. I'd go back and purchase it for only $3. You can't go wrong. I've not heard of that book on the S.S. City of Benares; I'll have to look that one up. Cheers

 

[Steven Christian]

Dead Wake is a very good book, from what I've seen online. I need to get a copy of it for myself; a good friend of mine contributed to it. I'd go back and purchase it for only $3. You can't go wrong. I've not heard of that book on the S.S. City of Benares; I'll have to look that one up. Cheers

I already have a copy of Dead Wake. I liked that book. Some people criticized it but not me. Yes there's a few things that can debated on the accuracy but what book doesn't have that? It covers a lot of aspects of the Lusitania sinking. Politics, the hearings and how the whole saga was tried to be manipulated by the powers to be.