On the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the "Titanic" comes a magnificently written history that brings into focus the people involved in this legendary tragedy--the dealmakers and industry giants behind the ship's creation as well as its passengers, both aristocrats and immigrants, and its crew.
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On the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the "Titanic" comes a magnificently written history that brings into focus the people involved in this legendary tragedy--the dealmakers and industry giants behind the ship's creation as well as its passengers, both aristocrats and immigrants, and its crew.
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Very good in fair dust jacket. Dust jacket edge wear. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 342 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Audience: General/trade.
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Very good in very good jacket. [10], 342 p. Illustrations. Statement of Monetary Values. Notes. Index. Richard Davenport-Hines is the recipient of the Wolfson Prize for History and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is the author of several books including The Pursuit of Oblivion, a global history of narcotics, and a biography of W H Auden. He also writes for the New York Times, the TLS, and the Independent, among other publications. Richard Davenport-Hines lives in London [from his literary agent's website].
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This book is all-around enriching, enlightening and bursting with Titanic information. Of all the books I've read on the subject, this one ranks #2 right under Walter Lord's classic account(s). The author of "Voyagers of the Titanic" has outlined the chapters by subjects. In one chapter, you can read about the about the lives of the ship owners, in another, read about the ship builders. Then comes an entire chapter devoted to the First Class passengers, then everything you want to know about Second Class and Third.
The quality of the imagination is amazing and it keeps a person intrigued for more. Oh, the little things I learned about Bruce Ismay & Lord Pirrie! Before, they were just names in the Titanic story, but now I understand much more about them, what their personalities were like, etc. And who knew that Milton Hershey ("aka the creator of Hershey chocolate ") was planning to travel on the Titanic - but canceled!
Seriously, this book is now a favorite of mine. I would greatly encourage any maritime enthusiast to read it, because these pages have volumes packed into them!
