{"product_id":"voyagers-of-the-titanic-passengers-sailors-shipbuilders-aristocrats-and-the-worlds-they-came-from-isbn-9780061876868","title":"Voyagers of the Titanic: Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They Came From","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt has been one hundred years since the sinking of the passenger liner \u003cem\u003eTitanic\u003c\/em\u003e in the North Atlantic, yet worldwide fascination with the epic tragedy remains as strong as ever. With \u003cem\u003eVoyagers of the Titanic\u003c\/em\u003e, Richard Davenport-Hines gives us a magnificent history of the people intimately connected with the infamous ship—from deal-makers and industry giants, like J.P. Morgan, who built and operated it; to Molly Brown, John Jacob Astor IV, and other glittering aristocrats who occupied its first class cabins; to the men and women traveling below decks hoping to find a better life in America. Commemorating the centennial anniversary of the great disaster, \u003cem\u003eVoyagers of the Titanic\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fascinating, uniquely original view of one of the most momentous catastrophes of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWhile many accounts of the \u003cem\u003eTitanic\u003c\/em\u003e's voyage focus on the technical or mechanical aspects of why the ship sank, \u003cem\u003eVoyagers of the Titanic\u003c\/em\u003e follows the stories of the men, women, and children whose lives intersected on the vessel's fateful last day, covering the full range of first, second, and third class—from plutocrats and captains of industry to cobblers and tailors looking for a better life in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Davenport-Hines delves into the fascinating lives of those who ate, drank, reveled, dreamed, and died aboard this mythic ship. With magnificent prose, \u003cem\u003eVoyagers of the Titanic\u003c\/em\u003e also brings to life the untold stories of the ship's middle and third classes, each of whom had a story that not only illuminates the ship but also the times in which it sailed. The memory of this tragedy still remains a part of the American psyche and this book brings us back to that clear night with all its drama and pathos.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Here at last is the true memorial ... a book well worthy of marking the centenary of the crystal-clear night when the immense ship slid to her terrible doom” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon Winchester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An astonishing work, of meticulous research, which allows us to know, in painful detail, the men and women on that fateful voyage.  Even now, a hundred years later, Mr. Davenport-Hines finds a new, and heart-breaking, story to tell.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulian Fellowes, Creator and Executive Producer of \"Downton Abbey\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A shattering human story that is also, when told as well as Davenport-Hines tells it, utterly compelling.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times (UK), lead review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Eloquent and absorbing…  It will stay afloat long after the armada of other Titanic books have gone down.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This will not be the last book on the Titanic, but it is a safe bet that there will not be a better.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator (UK), lead review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Paints a provocative portrait of the “upstairs, downstairs” social stratification in play aboard the doomed ship.  A-” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Impressive in both its writing and reporting... It’s a romp.  You don’t know who will be strolling down the deck next.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The story of the Titanic has been told many times; this one takes a sociological perspective, with the confident, graceful prose of fine fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Meticulous... detailed account.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen's Wear Daily.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This intelligent book focuses not on the ship so much as its passengers. Bolstered by photographs of the people who built, staffed, sailed on and survived the Titanic, Davenport-Hines finds a slew of new points of view from which to scan history.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888644583653,"sku":"NP9780061876868","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061876868.jpg?v=1730229517","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/voyagers-of-the-titanic-passengers-sailors-shipbuilders-aristocrats-and-the-worlds-they-came-from-isbn-9780061876868","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}