| Voyagers of the Titanic Contributor(s): Davenport-Hines, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061876860 ISBN-13: 9780061876868 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - Northeast - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - History | Modern - 20th Century - History | Oceania |
| Dewey: 910.916 |
| LCCN: 2011014190 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 4.92" W x 8.29" (0.58 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It has been one hundred years since the sinking of the passenger liner Titanic in the North Atlantic, yet worldwide fascination with the epic tragedy remains as strong as ever. With Voyagers of the Titanic, Richard Davenport-Hines gives us a magnificent history of the people intimately connected with the infamous ship--from deal-makers and industry giants, like J.P. Morgan, who built and operated it; to Molly Brown, John Jacob Astor IV, and other glittering aristocrats who occupied its first class cabins; to the men and women traveling below decks hoping to find a better life in America. Commemorating the centennial anniversary of the great disaster, Voyagers of the Titanic offers a fascinating, uniquely original view of one of the most momentous catastrophes of the 20th century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Davenport-Hines, Richard: - Richard Davenport-Hinesis the acclaimed biographer of W. H. Auden and the Macmillan dynasty. He is also the author of Proust at the Majestic: The Last Days of the Author Whose Book Changed Paris and The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics. He is a regular contributor to the U.K. publications Literary Review, Sunday Telegraph, Spectator, and the Times Literary Supplement. |