Voyagers of the Titanic - Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They

"An astonishing work." --Julian Fellowes, Creator and Executive Producer of "Downton Abbey" "A book well worthy of marking the centenary of the crystal-clear night when the immense ship slid to her terrible doom." --Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman 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.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Davenport-Hines
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.03.2012
• EAN: 9780061876844
• ISBN: 978-0-06-187684-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 29 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; History, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Memoirs, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Local History, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, The Americas, Travel and holiday, Biography: historical, political and military, US Northeast: New England, Australasian and Pacific history, Oceania, HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: General, HISTORY: Social History, HISTORY: United States / 19th Century, HISTORY: United States / 21st Century, HISTORY: United States / 20th Century, HISTORY: Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY: Oceania