RMS TITANIC W.T. STEAD ENGLISH AUTHOR- DIED IN SINKING REPRINT IMAGE

Description: WILLIAM THOMAS STEAD- THE MOST FAMOUS ENGLISHMAN ABOARD THE TITANIC: William Thomas Stead (5 July 1849 – 15 April 1912) was an English journalist and editor who, as a pioneer of investigative journalism, became a controversial figure of the Victorian era.[ Stead published a series of hugely influential campaigns whilst editor of The Pall Mall Gazette, and he is best known for his 1885 series of articles, The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon, written in support of a bill to raise the age of consent from 13 to 16, dubbed the "Stead Act.Stead's 'new journalism' paved the way for the modern |tabloid in Great Britain. He was influential in demonstrating how the press could be used to influence public opinion and government policy, and advocated "government by journalism". He was also well known for his reportage on child welfare, social legislation and reformation of England's criminal codes.When Stead died on the rms titanic when it sank in April 1912, he was the most famous Englishman on board.Stead boarded the Titanic for a visit to the United States to take part in a peace congress at Carnegie Hall at the request of President William Howard Taft. Survivors of the Titanic reported very little about Stead's last hours. He chatted enthusiastically through the 11-course meal that fateful night, telling thrilling tales (including one about the cursed mummy of the British Museum), but then retired to bed at 10.30pm. After the ship struck the iceberg, Stead helped several women and children into the lifeboats, in an act "typical of his generosity, courage, and humanity", and gave his life jacket to another passenger.A later sighting of Stead, by survivor Philip Mock, has him clinging to a raft with John Jacob Astor IV. "Their feet became frozen," reported Mock, "and they were compelled to release their hold. Both were drowned."[ William Stead's body was not recovered. Further tragedy was added by the widely held belief that he was due to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize that same year.Stead had often claimed that he would die from either lynching or drowning. Stead published two pieces that gained greater significance in light of his fate on the Titanic. On 22 March 1886, he published an article named How the Mail Steamer went down in Mid Atlantic by a Survivor, where a steamer collides with another ship, with high loss of life due to lack of lifeboats. Stead had added "This is exactly what might take place and will take place if liners are sent to sea short of boats". In 1892, Stead published a story called From the Old World to the New, in which a vessel, the Majestic, rescues survivors of another ship that collided with an iceberg. This listing is for an 8.5 x 11 inch reprinted image of W.T. Stead taken from a magazine printed originally in the late 1800's. Probably the Review of Reviews of which Stead was the Editor. It is a replica and not an original but it has been cleaned up and will display well in your RMS Titanic collection. (My watermark will not appear on your copy.) Affordably priced and printed on 65LB archival card stock.I ship via USPS with tracking. Your image will be carefully and securely packaged for a safe delivery! Thank You for looking and please check back often as I am adding new items every day! DISCLAIMER: MY GOAL IS TO MAKE AVAILABLE AFFORDABLE, REPLICA, RMS TITANIC, AND WHITE STAR LINE COLLECTIBLES. I DO MY BEST TO OFFER ONLY ITEMS THAT ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. DETERMINING WHICH ITEMS ARE AND AREN’T IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IS GROWING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT! OCASSIONALLY, RARELY, & ACCIDENTALLY A LISTING MAY BE FOR AN ITEM BY WHICH THE ORIGINAL IS IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION. I HAVE NO INTENTION OF VIOLATING COPYRIGHT LAW. IF YOU ARE THE OWNER OF SUCH ITEM PLEASE CONTACT ME AND WE WILL REACH AN AMICABLE AGREEMENT OR I WILL END THE LISTING IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU!

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