Nearer, Our God, to Thee: The Biography of the Titanic Bandmaster

Nearer, Our God, to Thee is a comprehensive biography of the Titanic Bandmaster.

A beautifully illustrated coffee table book of over 400 pages which is the culmination of over fourteen years of detailed research into Wallace Hartley and the musicians aboard RMS Titanic, the most famous disaster in maritime history.

Contained within its pages are many new facts culled from relatives of the musicians from all four corners of the globe.

The author, Christian G. Tennyson-Ekeberg, was given exclusive access to the Wallace Hartley & Maria Robinson archive which includes personal possessions recovered from Wallace’s body and his violin that was played as the ship went down.

Valuable research sheds new light on Wallace Hartley’ last hours, his fiancee Maria Robinson and the lives of the other musicians.

Furthermore the history of the hymn “Nearer My God to Thee” is fully explored with illustrations taken from two of the original manuscripts.

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Green Mount Press

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978-0957167100

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0957167105

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Melinda R

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Nearer Our God to Thee by Tennyson-Ekeberg is a 2013 book about Wallace Hartley and the band. I can't seem to find it except on eBay for $600! Does anyone know if this book is available and worth purchasing? It says it has information on Maria Robinson and Wallace Hartley and are very interested in them. Thanks for your help/

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I did a search for that book. I found another copy but it was still over $400. Ridiculous. They must think they have a Gutenberg bible for sale or something. Must have been only a very few copies published. But good luck on your search for one. Sometimes you get lucky or maybe there will be another reprint in the future.

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The White Star Lines bookshop has 7 copies of this book for sale for GBP 109.99. It is a very big heavy book and extremely informative.
TITANIC, Wallace Hartley, a comprehensive biography of The Titanic bandmaster | eBay

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Melinda R

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Thanks, Jay. I will check that out.

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You could also try this.. under £5 on Kindle and is about the band... I am in touch with the writer who is very helpful as his relative was in the band. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1444707965/?tag=encyclopediat-21

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Melinda R

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Thanks, Mark. I have that book and it is excellent. Just ordered the book about Wallace Hartley 'Nearer Our God to Thee" by Christian Tennyson-Ekeberg from White Star Lines - expensive but great dealing with the seller! A Titanic master!

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