The Ship of Dreams

The Ship of Dreams
Автор книги: id книги: 1849813     Оценка: 0.0     Голосов: 0     Отзывы, комментарии: 0 2067,97 руб.     (20,76$) Читать книгу Купить и скачать книгу Купить бумажную книгу Электронная книга Жанр: Книги о Путешествиях Правообладатель и/или издательство: HarperCollins Дата добавления в каталог КнигаЛит: ISBN: 9780008263171 Скачать фрагмент в формате   fb2   fb2.zip Возрастное ограничение: 0+ Оглавление Отрывок из книги

Реклама. ООО «ЛитРес», ИНН: 7719571260.

Описание книги

When the Titanic sank, so did the Edwardian age that created it. In this brilliantly original history, Gareth Russell recasts a tragedy we think we know to explore an era of seismic change.With new research and previously unseen first-hand accounts, Gareth Russell peers through the most famous portholes in the world to follow six travellers. Amongst them, a Jewish-American immigrant, an American movie star, a member of the British nobility, and a titan of industry. Setting these lives against that of the Titanic, Russell investigates social class, technological advancement, political turmoil and pioneering ambition in an age that swang between folly and brilliance, hubris and triumph.A dramatic history of human endeavour told through extraordinary, diverse personalities, The Ship of Dreams dispels myth to revive the story of a ship that was to become symbolic of its own doomed era.Previously published as The Darksome Bounds of a Failing World.

Оглавление

Gareth Russell. The Ship of Dreams

THE SHIP OF DREAMS. The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era. Gareth Russell

Copyright

Praise

Dedication

Epigraph

DRAMATIS PERSONAE. THE COUNTESS OF ROTHES

THOMAS ANDREWS

THE STRAUSES

THE THAYERS

DOROTHY GIBSON

OTHER RELEVANT PASSENGERS

RELEVANT MEMBERS OF THE CREW

AUTHOR’S NOTE

1. The Lords Act

2. The Sash My Father Wore

3. Southampton

4. A Contest of Sea Giants

5. A Safe Harbour for Ships

6. The Lucky Holdup

7. A Decent Wee Man

8. A Kind of Hieroglyphic World

9. Its Own Appointed Limits Keep

10. Two More Boilers

11. A Thousand Uneasy Sparks of Light

12. Going Up to See the Fun

13. Music in the First-Class Lounge

14. Vox faucibus haesit

15. Be British

16. Over the Top Together

17. The Awful Spectacle

18. Grip Fast

19. Where’s Daddy?

20. Extend Heartfelt Sympathy to All

21. The Spinner of the Years

PICTURE SECTION

FOOTNOTES. Chapter 1: The Lords Act

Chapter 2: The Sash My Father Wore

Chapter 3: Southampton

Chapter 4: A Contest of Sea Giants

Chapter 5: A Safe Harbour for Ships

Chapter 6: The Lucky Holdup

Chapter 7: A Decent Wee Man

Chapter 10: Two More Boilers

Chapter 11: A Thousand Uneasy Sparks of Light

Chapter 12: Going Up to See the Fun

Chapter 13: Music in the First-Class Lounge

Chapter 14: Vox faucibus haesit

Chapter 15: Be British

Chapter 16: Over the Top Together

Chapter 19: Where’s Daddy?

Chapter 20: Extend Heartfelt Sympathy to All

Chapter 21: The Spinner of the Years

NOTES. Abbreviations

The Inquiries

Author’s Note

Chapter 1: The Lords Act

Chapter 2: The Sash My Father Wore

Chapter 3: Southampton

Chapter 4: A Contest of Sea Giants

Chapter 5: A Safe Harbour for Ships

Chapter 6: The Lucky Holdup

Chapter 7: A Decent Wee Man

Chapter 8: A Kind of Hieroglyphic World

Chapter 9: Its Own Appointed Limits Keep

Chapter 10: Two More Boilers

Chapter 11: A Thousand Uneasy Sparks of Light

Chapter 12: Going Up to See the Fun

Chapter 13: Music in the First-Class Lounge

Chapter 14: Vox faucibus haesit

Chapter 15: Be British

Chapter 16: Over the Top Together

Chapter 17: The Awful Spectacle

Chapter 18: Grip Fast

Chapter 19: Where’s Daddy?

Chapter 20: Extend Heartfelt Sympathy to All

Chapter 21: The Spinner of the Years

GLOSSARY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

About the Author

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

About the Publisher

Отрывок из книги

‘[The Ship of Dreams] installs a fresh lens onto a drama that most of us first heard as children … As Mr Russell moves to the fateful Sunday of the voyage, the suspense becomes terrifying.’

Roger Lowenstein, The Wall Street Journal

.....

21. The Spinner of the Years

Picture Section

.....

Добавление нового отзыва

Комментарий Поле, отмеченное звёздочкой  — обязательно к заполнению

Отзывы и комментарии читателей

Нет рецензий. Будьте первым, кто напишет рецензию на книгу The Ship of Dreams
Подняться наверх