Atria Books Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived

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A riveting and groundbreaking account of what happened to the survivors of the Titanic . We think we know the story of the Titanic--the once majestic and supposedly unsinkable ship that struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Britain to America--but very little has been written about the vessel's 705 survivors. How did the events of that horrific night in the icy waters of the North Atlantic affect the lives of those who lived to tell the tale? Drawing on a wealth of previously unpublished letters, memoirs, diaries, and interviews with their family members, award-winning journalist Andrew Wilson brings to life the survivors' colorful voices, from the famous, like heiress Madeleine Astor, to the lesser known second-and third-class passengers, such as the Navratil brothers, who were traveling under assumed names because they were being abducted by their father. More than one hundred years after that fateful voyage, Shadow of the Titanic adds an important new dimension to this enduringly captivating story. Review: Un document extraordinaire pour le choc post-traumatique. - Bien documenté et présenté, j'ai eu du plaisir à lire et j'ai compris que le choc post-traumatique dure toute la vie. Review: A Very Captivating and Informative Book - I have always been interested in the Titanic, however I have not read many books on the subject. When I hear the word "Titanic" I instantly picture in my mind the physical ship itself; the luxurious first class accommodations, the band playing while the ship was sinking, the lifeboats being lowered away, etc. For a long time I had ignored what made the story of the Titanic so compelling and unique; the passengers themselves on the ship's maiden (and only) voyage. Andrew Wilson's "Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived" is just that; a collection of extraordinary stories of a select number of people who survived the sinking of the Titanic. Andrew Wilson truly did an outstanding job in research for this book. I really enjoyed his writing style. The way that he told the stories of the survivors made it hard for me to put this book down. There were no reviews for this book at the time that I ordered it, as it was released in early March of this year. As a result, I was skeptical. I'm so happy that I trusted my instincts and decided to order it anyway. Although I haven't read a lot of books pertaining to the Titanic, I would not give a moment of hesitation to say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and will probably read select chapters in the book over again in the future. I was especially interested in the extraordinary stories of Edith Rosenbaum, Renee Harris, John Jacob Astor IV and his eighteen-year-old bride, Madeleine Force Astor, Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff Gordon, Bruce Ismay and Dorothy Gibson, just to name a handful of the interesting people discussed throughout the pages and chapters in this compelling and utterly fascinating book. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the Titanic or even for those who would be interested in learning more about people living in America's Gilded Age and England's Edwardian Era.