A letter written by one of the most well-known Titanic survivors sold for about $399,000 at auction over the weekend.

First-class passenger Archibald Gracie wrote the missive shortly after settling into his cabin on the doomed vessel. It just ...

The tragedy, in which over 1,500 passengers and crew members died, has been chronicled in countless books, stage productions and movies, most notably James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic.

Gracie boarded the Titanic in Southampton on April 10, 1912, and was assigned first-class cabin C51. His book is seen as one of the most detailed accounts of the events of the night the ship sank ...