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Russell, Gareth.
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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
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Russell, Gareth.
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
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The
ship
of
dreams
: the
sinking
of the
Titanic
and the
end
of the
Edwardian
era
/ Gareth Russell.
by
Russell, Gareth.
Atria Books, 2019.
Call #:
910.91634 R963s
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
ISBN:
9781501176722 (hc.)
Edition:
1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Description:
xxii, 423 p., [8] pages of plates : col. ill.; 24 cm.
Notes:
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2019 as The darksome bounds of a failing world by William Collins"--T. p. verso.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-394) and index.
Summary:
"A product of Anglo-American capitalism, built by a generation that had never known trauma and was bored by its own prosperity and success, the
Titanic
set sail into a world that was about to change forever. Modernity was shaking the class system, the Industrial Revolution was creating new kinds of wealth, and revolutionary fervor would lead to The Great War. Exploring the infamous disaster from the perspectives of six of her first-class passengers--a British aristocrat, a celebrated maritime architect, an American railway tycoon and his son, a first-generation American philanthropist, and a silent movie star--[this book] uses the
ship
's creation and her tragic fate as a window into the changing, unsettled world at the
end
of the
Edwardian
era
. Utilizing previously unpublished sources, deck plans, and surviving artifacts, it disproves many of the most established myths about the
Titanic
, including the treatment of her third-class passengers, the conspiracies surrounding her construction, and the lives of some of her most famous passengers. As it places the
Titanic
in the sweep of history, [this book] holds a wealth of riches for history lovers, encompassing the birth of the movie industry, the Irish Home Rule crisis, the American Civil War, the escalating wars between the great shipping companies, the technological inventions that changed
ship
design, changing political relationships across the globe; and the social nuances at play among the
ship
's passengers. Representing the limitless technological and financial possibilities of its time, The
Titanic
was also the embodiment of the the splendors and injustices of the
Edwardian
society, a world as doomed as the infamous
ship
sailing into dangerous, dark waters."--From publisher.
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