{"product_id":"voyagers-of-the-titanic-passengers-sailors-shipbuilders-aristocrats-and-the-worlds-they-came-from-isbn-9780062107053","title":"Voyagers of the Titanic: Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They Came From","description":"\u003cp\u003e“An astonishing work.”\u003cbr\u003e—Julian Fellowes, Creator and Executive Producer of “Downton Abbey”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A book well worthy of marking the centenary of the crystal-clear night when the immense ship slid to her terrible doom.”\u003cbr\u003e—Simon Winchester, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Professor and the Madman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been one hundred years since the sinking of the passenger liner Titanic 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eOn April 14, 1912, the \u003cem\u003eTitanic\u003c\/em\u003e, a passenger liner traveling from Southhampton, England, to New York City, struck an iceberg. Its sinking brought the ship—mythological in name and size—into one-hundred years of infamy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf the 2,240 people aboard the ship, 1,517 perished. While many accounts focus on the technical aspects of the \u003cem\u003eTitanic\u003c\/em\u003e's sinking, \u003cem\u003eVoyagers of the Titanic\u003c\/em\u003e follows the stories of the men, women, and children whose lives intersected on its fateful last day. Covering the range of first, second, and third class—from plutocrats and captains of industry to cobblers and tailors looking for a better life in America—Richard Davenport-Hines delves into the fascinating lives of those who ate, drank, dreamed, and died abroad the mythic ship. With magnificent prose, he also explores the politics behind the \u003cem\u003eTitanic\u003c\/em\u003e's creation, involving larger-than-life figures like J.P. Morgan, the ship's owner, and Lord Pirrie, the ship's builder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe memory of the ship's sinking still remains a part of the American psyche and \u003cem\u003eVoyagers of the Titanic\u003c\/em\u003e brings that clear night back to us with all of 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 Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887936729317,"sku":"NP9780062107053","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062107053.jpg?v=1730227779","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/voyagers-of-the-titanic-passengers-sailors-shipbuilders-aristocrats-and-the-worlds-they-came-from-isbn-9780062107053","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}