{"product_id":"the-ship-of-dreams-the-sinking-of-the-titanic-and-the-end-of-the-edwardian-era-paperback","title":"The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGareth Russell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis original and \"meticulously researched retelling of history's most infamous voyage\" (Denise Kiernan, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) uses the sinking of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e as a prism through which to examine the end of the Edwardian era and the seismic shift modernity brought to the Western world. \"While there are many \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e books, this is one readers will consider a favorite\" (\u003ci\u003eVoyage\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn April 1912, six notable people were among those privileged to experience the height of luxury--first class passage on \"the ship of dreams,\" the RMS \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e: Lucy Leslie, Countess of Rothes; son of the British Empire Tommy Andrews; American captain of industry John Thayer and his son Jack; Jewish-American immigrant Ida Straus; and American model and movie star Dorothy Gibson. Within a week of setting sail, they were all caught up in the horrifying disaster of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e's sinking, one of the biggest news stories of the century. Today, we can see their stories and the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e's voyage as the beginning of the end of the established hierarchy of the Edwardian era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriting in his signature elegant prose and using previously unpublished sources, deck plans, journal entries, and surviving artifacts, Gareth Russell peers through the portholes of these first-class travelers to immerse us in a time of unprecedented change in British and American history. Through their intertwining lives, he examines social, technological, political, and economic forces such as the nuances of the British class system, the explosion of competition in the shipping trade, the birth of the movie industry, the Irish Home Rule Crisis, and the Jewish-American immigrant experience while also recounting their intimate stories of bravery, tragedy, and selflessness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLavishly illustrated with color and black and white photographs, this is \"a beautiful requiem\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) in which \"readers get the story of this particular floating Tower of Babel in riveting detail, and with all the wider context they could want\" (\u003ci\u003eChristian Science\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMonitor\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducated at Oxford University and Queen's University, Belfast, Gareth Russell is a historian, novelist, and playwright. He is the author of nine books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ship of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYoung and Damned and Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Emperors\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDo Let's Have Another Drink\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978476880173,"sku":"9781501176739","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/cTdVL1l0c0Z1NVQwZUU1NWFSTVVKQT09.webp?v=1775805381","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-ship-of-dreams-the-sinking-of-the-titanic-and-the-end-of-the-edwardian-era-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}