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Zusatztext Jones clearly loves her subject ... Her set-pieces mix sensitivity and narrative gusto. Dickens ... would have delighted in this story Informationen zum Autor Nicolette Jones is a writer, journalist, literary critic and broadcaster. Her book The Plimsoll Sensation was a Radio 4 Book of the Week and won two maritime literature prizes. Her other books include The American Art Tapes: Voices of Twentieth-Century Art. She is the long-standing children's books reviewer of the Sunday Times and was a nominee for the Eleanor Farjeon Award for outstanding service to the world of children's books. In 2022, she was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Klappentext 'A story of ambition, treachery, libel, political intrigue and cold-blooded murder on a mass scale... told in an engaging, witty, race style' Herald In the second half of the nineteenth century, an astonishing campaign stirred a nation to save the lives of the hundreds of British soldiers who were drowning unnecessarily every year. Overladen and ill-repaired ships set sail, their doomed crews sacrificed while mercenary shipowners profited from the insurance. Samuel Plimsoll blew the whistle on these scandalous practices, devoting his life to a campaign for maritime reform. Plimsoll caught the public imagination: under his banner working men and women stood side by side with enlightened aristocrats and industrialists, their clamour almost toppling a prime minister. 'Jones's strength lies in bringing to life the sailor's friend and the political climate in which he battled' The Economist 'An excellent, circumstantial biograph that alerts us to how much still remains to be done in the cause of safety at sea' The Times 'A fine piece of work - fluently written, full of interesting things' SpectatorThe story of a Victorian philanthropist who reformed shipping laws, saved thousands of sailors' lives and became a national hero. Zusammenfassung The story of a Victorian philanthropist who reformed shipping laws, saved thousands of sailors' lives and became a national hero....
