Thisoriginaland“meticulouslyresearchedretellingofhistory’smostinfamousvoyage“(DeniseKiernan,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthor)usesthesinkingoftheTitanicasaprismthroughwhichtoexaminetheendoftheEdwardianeraandtheseismicshiftmodernitybroughttotheWesternworld.“WhiletherearemanyTitanicbooks,thisisonereaderswillconsiderafavorite“(Voyage).InApril1912,sixnotablepeoplewereamongthoseprivilegedtoexperiencetheheightofluxury--firstclasspassageon“theshipofdreams,“theRMSTitanic:LucyLeslie,CountessofRothes;sonoftheBritishEmpireTommyAndrews;AmericancaptainofindustryJohnThayerandhissonJack;Jewish-AmericanimmigrantIdaStraus;andAmericanmodelandmoviestarDorothyGibson.Withinaweekofsettingsail,theywereallcaughtupinthehorrifyingdisasteroftheTitanic’ssinking,oneofthebiggestnewsstoriesofthecentury.Today,wecanseetheirstoriesandtheTitanic’svoyageasthebeginningoftheendoftheestablishedhierarchyoftheEdwardianera.Writinginhissignatureelegantproseandusingpreviouslyunpublishedsources,deckplans,journalentries,andsurvivingartifacts,GarethRussellpeersthroughtheportholesofthesefirst-classtravelerstoimmerseusinatimeofunprecedentedchangeinBritishandAmericanhistory.Throughtheirintertwininglives,heexaminessocial,technological,political,andeconomicforcessuchasthenuancesoftheBritishclasssystem,theexplosionofcompetitionintheshippingtrade,thebirthofthemovieindustry,theIrishHomeRuleCrisis,andtheJewish-Americanimmigrantexperiencewhilealsorecountingtheirintimatestoriesofbravery,tragedy,andselflessness.Lavishlyillustratedwithcolorandblackandwhitephotographs,thisis“abeautifulrequiem“(TheWallStreetJournal)inwhich“readersgetthestoryofthisparticularfloatingTowerofBabelinrivetingdetail,andwithallthewidercontexttheycouldwant“(ChristianScienceMonitor).
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