Lost Photos of the Titanic and The Stories Behind Them

"The Wreck of the Titan" by Morgan Robertson

This common "conspiracy" theory may be true. Fourteen years before the Titanic set sail, author Morgan Robertson wrote a novel titled The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility. Robertson wrote about the "world's largest ship" and how it struck an iceberg and sank. Some said that Robertson had "clairvoyance" while Robertson said he just knew ships really well. 

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