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How to Survive the Titanic: The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay
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- ISBN
- 9780062094544
- Book Title
- How to Survive the Titanic : the Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- Transportation, History
- Topic
- Modern / 20th Century, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Maritime History & Piracy
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 21.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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Award-winning historian Frances Wilson delivers a gripping new account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic , looking at the collision and its aftermath through the prism of the demolished life and lost honor of the ship's owner, J. Bruce Ismay. In a unique work of history evocative of Joseph Conrad's classic novel Lord Jim , Wilson raises provocative moral questions about cowardice and heroism, memory and identity, survival and guilt--questions that revolve around Ismay's loss of honor and identity as his monolithic venture--a ship called "The Last Word in Luxury" and "The Unsinkable"--was swallowed by the sea and subsumed in infamy forever.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062094548
ISBN-13
9780062094544
eBay Product ID (ePID)
103023860
Product Key Features
Book Title
How to Survive the Titanic : the Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Modern / 20th Century, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Maritime History & Piracy
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Transportation, History
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
21.8 Oz
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A haunting story…A meticulously researched and eloquently written account of one of the twentieth century's most iconic disasters [that] explores a man 'mired in the moment of his jump.', Wilson gives an absorbing account of the disaster and its cultural associations.. . her approach yields a rich meditation on the mere moment's hesitation that separates cowardice from courage., 'A gripping account?Wilson brings a bright new perspective to the event raising provocative moral questions about cowardice and heroism, memory and identity, survival and guilt.' (Forbes), Wilson herself casts a Conradian spell…finds submerged truths, unravels riddles, listens to echoes. This book is a deep reading of the catastrophe through one hapless, inert man., “A haunting story…A meticulously researched and eloquently written account of one of the twentieth century’s most iconic disasters [that] explores a man ‘mired in the moment of his jump.’�, “A gripping account…Wilson brings a bright new perspective to the event raising provocative moral questions about cowardice and heroism, memory and identity, survival and guilt.�, Persuasive…examines the disaster afresh through the prism of Ismay's life…Ultimately, Wilson's portrait-empathetic rather than sympathetic-depicts Ismay as an Everyman troublingly suited to our own uncertain times., A gripping retrospective on the Titanic disaster seen through the eyes of the wealthy ship's owner…and an inspired interweaving of the moral themes of guilt and responsibility, "Wilson gives an absorbing account of the disaster and its cultural associations.. . her approach yields a rich meditation on the mere moment's hesitation that separates cowardice from courage." -- Publishers Weekly "It is a pleasure to read a book...that offers something new on this topic. Titanic completists will certainly want this, and also...readers of biography and Edwardian-era history." -- Library Journal "The author demonstrates an impressive knowledge of that night to remember. " -- Kirkus Reviews "Wilson herself casts a Conradian spell...finds submerged truths, unravels riddles, listens to echoes. This book is a deep reading of the catastrophe through one hapless, inert man." -- Hermione Eyre, Evening Standard "A haunting story...A meticulously researched and eloquently written account of one of the twentieth century's most iconic disasters [that] explores a man 'mired in the moment of his jump.'" -- Lucy Scholes, Daily Beast "Must Reads" "A gripping retrospective on the Titanic disaster seen through the eyes of the wealthy ship's owner...and an inspired interweaving of the moral themes of guilt and responsibility" -- Richard Holmes, Wall Street Journal "A gripping account...Wilson brings a bright new perspective to the event raising provocative moral questions about cowardice and heroism, memory and identity, survival and guilt." -- Forbes "Persuasive...examines the disaster afresh through the prism of Ismay's life...Ultimately, Wilson's portrait-empathetic rather than sympathetic-depicts Ismay as an Everyman troublingly suited to our own uncertain times." -- BusinessWeek, “A gripping retrospective on the Titanic disaster seen through the eyes of the wealthy ship’s owner…and an inspired interweaving of the moral themes of guilt and responsibility�, It is a pleasure to read a book…that offers something new on this topic. Titanic completists will certainly want this, and also…readers of biography and Edwardian-era history., A gripping account…Wilson brings a bright new perspective to the event raising provocative moral questions about cowardice and heroism, memory and identity, survival and guilt.
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