Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner

Maxtone-Graham, John

ISBN 10: 039334360X / ISBN 13: 9780393343601

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2013

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Synopsis:

This is a book unlike any other. Rather than offering a detailed retelling of the Titanic sinking on her maiden voyage, John Maxtone-Graham devotes his considerable knowledge and impeccable prose to a discussion of salient, provocative and rarely investigated components of the story. He includes dramatic survivors' accounts of the events of the fateful night. He discusses the role of newly invented wireless telecommunication in the disaster, the construction and its ramifications at the famous Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast and the dawn rendezvous with the rescue ship Carpathia. Richly written and vividly detailed, this is the book Titanic buffs have been waiting for.

About the Author: John Maxtone-Graham has written numerous works, including The Only Way to Cross, which has been in print for almost forty years, France/Norway (ISBN 978 0 393 06903 7) and Normandie (ISBN 978 0 393 06120 8), a "richly illustrated, expert account"(Caragh McKay, The Daily Telegraph). He spends half the year lecturing aboard ocean liners and cruise ships.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good