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The Ship of Dreams

Release on 2020-11-032020-11-03 by Gareth Russell
The Ship of Dreams

Author: Gareth Russell

Publisher: Atria Books

ISBN: 9781501176739

Category: History

Page: 448

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This original and “meticulously researched retelling of history’s most infamous voyage” (Denise Kiernan, New York Times bestselling author) uses the sinking of the Titanic as a prism through which to examine the end of the Edwardian era and the seismic shift modernity brought to the Western world. “While there are many Titanic books, this is one readers will consider a favorite” (Voyage). In April 1912, six notable people were among those privileged to experience the height of luxury—first class passage on “the ship of dreams,” the RMS Titanic: Lucy Leslie, Countess of Rothes; son of the British Empire Tommy Andrews; American captain of industry John Thayer and his son Jack; Jewish-American immigrant Ida Straus; and American model and movie star Dorothy Gibson. Within a week of setting sail, they were all caught up in the horrifying disaster of the Titanic’s sinking, one of the biggest news stories of the century. Today, we can see their stories and the Titanic’s voyage as the beginning of the end of the established hierarchy of the Edwardian era. Writing in his signature elegant prose and using previously unpublished sources, deck plans, journal entries, and surviving artifacts, Gareth Russell peers through the portholes of these first-class travelers to immerse us in a time of unprecedented change in British and American history. Through their intertwining lives, he examines social, technological, political, and economic forces such as the nuances of the British class system, the explosion of competition in the shipping trade, the birth of the movie industry, the Irish Home Rule Crisis, and the Jewish-American immigrant experience while also recounting their intimate stories of bravery, tragedy, and selflessness. Lavishly illustrated with color and black and white photographs, this is “a beautiful requiem” (The Wall Street Journal) in which “readers get the story of this particular floating Tower of Babel in riveting detail, and with all the wider context they could want” (Christian Science Monitor).
History
The Ship of Dreams
Language: en
Pages: 448

The Ship of Dreams

Authors: Gareth Russell
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-03 - Publisher: Atria Books

This original and “meticulously researched retelling of history’s most infamous voyage” (Denise Kiernan, New York Times bestselling author) uses the sinking of the Titanic as a prism through which to examine the end of the Edwardian era and the seismic shift modernity brought to the Western world. “While there are
Four Histories about Early Dutch Football, 1910-1920
Language: en
Pages: 242

Four Histories about Early Dutch Football, 1910-1920

Authors: Nicholas Piercey
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-06 - Publisher: UCL Press

What is the purpose of history today, and how can sporting research help us understand the world around us? In this stimulating book, Nicholas Piercey constructs four new histories of early Dutch football, exploring urban change, club members, the media, and the diaries of Cornelis Johannes Karel van Aalst, a
Great Passenger Ships of the World
Language: en
Pages: 236

Great Passenger Ships of the World

Authors: Arnold Kludas
Categories: Ocean liners
Type: BOOK - Published: 1985 - Publisher:

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Great Passenger Ships of the World: 1858-1912
Language: en
Pages: 224

Great Passenger Ships of the World: 1858-1912

Authors: Arnold Kludas
Categories: Ocean liners.
Type: BOOK - Published: 1975 - Publisher: Patrick Stephens

Provides information on the dimensions, characteristics, ownership, construction, and important events in the history of pre-World War I ocean liners
Floating Palaces of the Great Lakes
Language: en
Pages: 297

Floating Palaces of the Great Lakes

Authors: Joel Stone
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-29 - Publisher: University of Michigan Press

A lively history of the most majestic ships to ever ply the Great Lakes

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