The Resource The ship of dreams : the sinking of the Titanic and the end of the Edwardian era, Gareth Russell
The ship of dreams : the sinking of the Titanic and the end of the Edwardian era, Gareth Russell
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- 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--The Ship of Dreams 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 Utilizing previously unpublished sources, deck plans, and surviving artifacts, it disproves many of the most established myths about the Titanic, including the treatment of her third-class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, The Ship of Dreams 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"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 423 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "Originally published in Great Britain in 2019 as The Darksome Bounds of a Failing World by William Collins"--Title page verso
- Contents
-
- The Lords Act
- The sash my father wore
- Southampton
- A contest of sea giants
- A safe harbour for ships
- The lucky holdup
- A decent wee man
- A kind of hieroglyphic world
- Its own appointed limits keep
- Two more boilers
- A thousand uneasy sparks of light
- Going up to see the fun
- Music in the first-class lounge
- Vox faucibus haesit
- Be British
- Over the top together
- The awful spectacle
- Grip fast
- Where's Daddy?
- Extend heartfelt sympathy to all
- The spinner of the years
- Isbn
- 9781501176739
- Label
- The ship of dreams : the sinking of the Titanic and the end of the Edwardian era
- Title
- The ship of dreams
- Title remainder
- the sinking of the Titanic and the end of the Edwardian era
- Statement of responsibility
- Gareth Russell
- Subject
-
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910
- History
- North Atlantic Ocean
- Ocean liner passengers
- Ocean liner passengers -- Biography
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
- Shipwrecks
- Social change
- Social change -- History -- 20th century
- Social classes
- Social classes -- History -- 20th century
- Titanic (Steamship)
- Titanic (Steamship)
- Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 20th century
- 1900-1999
- Language
- eng
- 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--The Ship of Dreams 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, The Ship of Dreams 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"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- LBSOR/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Russell, Gareth
- Dewey number
- 910.9163/4
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Atria non fiction original hardcover
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Titanic (Steamship)
- Shipwrecks
- Great Britain
- Ocean liner passengers
- Social classes
- Social change
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
- Titanic (Steamship)
- Ocean liner passengers
- Shipwrecks
- Social change
- Social classes
- Great Britain
- North Atlantic Ocean
- Label
- The ship of dreams : the sinking of the Titanic and the end of the Edwardian era, Gareth Russell
- Note
- "Originally published in Great Britain in 2019 as The Darksome Bounds of a Failing World by William Collins"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-394) and index
- Contents
- The Lords Act -- The sash my father wore -- Southampton -- A contest of sea giants -- A safe harbour for ships -- The lucky holdup -- A decent wee man -- A kind of hieroglyphic world -- Its own appointed limits keep -- Two more boilers -- A thousand uneasy sparks of light -- Going up to see the fun -- Music in the first-class lounge -- Vox faucibus haesit -- Be British -- Over the top together -- The awful spectacle -- Grip fast -- Where's Daddy? -- Extend heartfelt sympathy to all -- The spinner of the years
- Control code
- on1085224668
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 423 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781501176739
- Lccn
- 2019005535
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1085224668
- Label
- The ship of dreams : the sinking of the Titanic and the end of the Edwardian era, Gareth Russell
- Note
- "Originally published in Great Britain in 2019 as The Darksome Bounds of a Failing World by William Collins"--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-394) and index
- Contents
- The Lords Act -- The sash my father wore -- Southampton -- A contest of sea giants -- A safe harbour for ships -- The lucky holdup -- A decent wee man -- A kind of hieroglyphic world -- Its own appointed limits keep -- Two more boilers -- A thousand uneasy sparks of light -- Going up to see the fun -- Music in the first-class lounge -- Vox faucibus haesit -- Be British -- Over the top together -- The awful spectacle -- Grip fast -- Where's Daddy? -- Extend heartfelt sympathy to all -- The spinner of the years
- Control code
- on1085224668
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 423 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781501176739
- Lccn
- 2019005535
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1085224668
Subject
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910
- History
- North Atlantic Ocean
- Ocean liner passengers
- Ocean liner passengers -- Biography
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
- Shipwrecks
- Social change
- Social change -- History -- 20th century
- Social classes
- Social classes -- History -- 20th century
- Titanic (Steamship)
- Titanic (Steamship)
- Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 20th century
- 1900-1999
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