In the early hours of 15 April 1912, after the majestic liner
Titanic had split apart and the 1,500 men, women and children
struggled to stay alive in the freezing Atlantic, the sea was alive
with the sound of screaming. Then, as the ship sank to the ocean
floor and the passengers slowly died from hypothermia, a deathly
silence settled over the sea. Yet the echoes of that night
reverberated through the lives of each of the 705 survivors. Shadow
of the Titanictells the extraordinary stories of some of those who
survived. Although we think we know the story of the Titanic - the
famously unsinkable ship that hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage
from Britain to America in April 1912 - little has been written
about what happened to the survivors after the tragedy. How did the
loss of the ship shape the lives of the people who survived? How
did those who were saved feel about those who perished? And how did
they remember that terrible night, in effect a disaster that has
been likened to the destruction of a small town? Timed to coincide
with the 100thanniversary of the sinking, Shadow of the
Titanicsheds new light on this enduringly fascinating story, by
showing how the disaster continued to shape the lives of a
cross-section of passengers who escaped the sinking ship.
General
Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2012 |
Authors: |
Andrew Wilson
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
391 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84739-882-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
1-84739-882-0 |
Barcode: |
9781847398826 |
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