Author: William Thomson SloperPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
The Life and Times of Andrew Jackson Sloper, 1849-1933
Author: William Thomson SloperPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1142
Book Description
Shadow of the Titanic
Author: Andrew WilsonPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 145167158X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
IN the early morning hours of April 15, 1912, the icy waters of the North Atlantic reverberated with the desperate screams of more than 1,500 men, women, and children—passengers of the once majestic liner Titanic. Then, as the ship sank to the ocean floor and the passengers slowly died from hypothermia, an even more awful silence settled over the sea. The sights and sounds of that night would haunt each of the vessel’s 705 survivors for the rest of their days. Although we think we know the story of Titanic—the famously luxurious and supposedly unsinkable ship that struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Britain to America—very little has been written about what happened to the survivors after the tragedy. How did they cope in the aftermath of this horrific event? How did they come to remember that night, a disaster that has been likened to the destruction of a small town? Drawing on a wealth of previously unpublished letters, memoirs, and diaries as well as interviews with survivors’ family members, award-winning journalist and author Andrew Wilson reveals how some used their experience to propel themselves on to fame, while others were so racked with guilt they spent the rest of their lives under the Titanic’s shadow. Some reputations were destroyed, and some survivors were so psychologically damaged that they took their own lives in the years that followed. Andrew Wilson brings to life the colorful voices of many of those who lived to tell the tale, from famous survivors like Madeleine Astor (who became a bride, a widow, an heiress, and a mother all within a year), Lady Duff Gordon, and White Star Line chairman J. Bruce Ismay, to lesser known second- and third-class passengers such as the Navratil brothers—who were traveling under assumed names because they were being abducted by their father. Today, one hundred years after that fateful voyage, Shadow of the Titanic adds an important new dimension to our understanding of this enduringly fascinating story.
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1206
Book Description
Includes Part 1A: Books and Part 1B: Pamphlets, Serials and Contributions to Periodicals
Mainers on the Titanic
Author: Mac SmithPublisher: Down East Books
ISBN: 1608933059
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Meticulously researched, this book reveals the agonizing day-to-day wait of Mainers for news of what really happened on the Titanic, and tells the stories of Maine passengers from their boarding to the sinking and rescue; and, for those who survived, of their coming ashore in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It's a fascinating addition to the Titanic story.
A Walk Around Walnut Hill, New Britain, Connecticut
Author: Kenneth A. LarsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Catalog of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1152
Book Description
Writings on American History
Author: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1532
Book Description
Author: Library of Congress