The Ship of Dreams : : the Sinking of the Titanic and the end of the Edwardian era
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Compact discs.
Read by Jenny Funnell.
In April 1912, six notable people were among those privileged to experience the height of luxury, first-class passage on the 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 Writing in his elegant signature prose and using previously unpublished sources, deck plans, journal entries, and surviving artifacts, Gareth Russell peers through the portholes of these first-class travelers to immerse us in a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.
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PUBLISHED
[New York, NY] : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2019]
Year Published: 2019
Description: 10 audio discs (12.5 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: Book on CD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781508296737
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Funnell, Jenny.
SUBJECTS
Titanic (Steamship)
Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 20th century.
Ocean liner passengers -- Biography.
Social classes -- History -- 20th century.
Social change -- History -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910.