Description: Ship of Dreams : The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era by Gareth Russell Synopsis: 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the end of the established hierarchy of the Edwardian era.Writing in his signature elegant prose and using previously unpublished sources, deck plans, journal entries, and surviving artifacts, Gareth Russell peers through the portholes of these first-class travelers to immerse us in a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). Condition: Used Very Good; No Visible Damage to Front and Backside Cover Pages; Clean Inside Pages; Readable Copy; Solid Binding Shipping: United States Postal Service Media Mail Rate
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
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Intended Audience: Adults
Edition: First Edition
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Type: History Paperback Book
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Literary Movement: Post-Modernism
Era: 2020s
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Features: Illustrated
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Book Title: Ship of Dreams : the Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era
Number of Pages: 448 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Topic: Women, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Sociology / General, Modern / 20th Century, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Europe / Great Britain / General
Item Height: 1.4 in
Publication Year: 2020
Genre: Transportation, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 15.6 Oz
Item Length: 8.4 in
Author: Gareth Russell
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
