Voyagers of the Titanic: Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They Came from - Softcover

Davenport-Hines, Richard

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ISBN 10: 0062107054 ISBN 13: 9780062107053

Verlag: Harperluxe, 2012

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Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, a brilliantly written history, accompanied by black-and-white photos, focuses on the passengers and illuminates the heroism, sacrifice, hope and love that emerged from this tragedy. (history -- general). Simultaneous.

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On April 14, 1912, the Titanic, a passenger liner traveling from Southhampton, England, to New York City, struck an iceberg. Its sinking brought the ship—mythological in name and size—into one-hundred years of infamy.

Of the 2,240 people aboard the ship, 1,517 perished. While many accounts focus on the technical aspects of the Titanic's sinking, Voyagers of the Titanic follows the stories of the men, women, and children whose lives intersected on its fateful last day. Covering the range of first, second, and third class—from plutocrats and captains of industry to cobblers and tailors looking for a better life in America—Richard Davenport-Hines delves into the fascinating lives of those who ate, drank, dreamed, and died abroad the mythic ship. With magnificent prose, he also explores the politics behind the Titanic's creation, involving larger-than-life figures like J.P. Morgan, the ship's owner, and Lord Pirrie, the ship's builder.

The memory of the ship's sinking still remains a part of the American psyche and Voyagers of the Titanic brings that clear night back to us with all of its drama and pathos.

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• Verlag: Harperluxe
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062107054
• ISBN 13: 9780062107053
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 471