The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era, Russell Gareth

Автор: Russell Gareth
Название: The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era
ISBN: 1501176730 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501176739
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 17460.00 T
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Описание: This original and ';meticulously researched retelling of history's most infamous voyage' (Denise Kiernan, New York Times bestselling author) uses the sinking of the Titanic 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 Titanic books, this is one readers will consider a favorite' (Voyage).

In April 1912, six notable people were among those privileged to experience the height of luxuryfirst class passage on ';the ship of dreams,' the RMS Titanic: 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 Titanic's sinking, one of the biggest news stories of the century.

Today, we can see their stories and the Titanic's voyage as the beginning of the end of the established hierarchy of the Edwardian era.

Writing in his signature elegant prose and using previously unpublished sources, deck plans, journal entries, and surviving artifacts, Gareth Russell peers through the portholes of these first-class travelers to immerse us in a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.

Lavishly illustrated with color and black and white photographs, this is ';a beautiful requiem' (The Wall Street Journal) 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' (Christian Science Monitor).

Автор: Russell Gareth
Название: Darksome Bounds of a Failing World
ISBN: 0008263205 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008263201
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Цена: 11430.00 T
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Описание: When the Titanic sank, so did the Edwardian age that created it. In this brilliantly original history, Gareth Russell recasts a tragedy we think we know to explore an era of seismic change.

Автор: Russell Gareth
Название: The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era
ISBN: 1501176722 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501176722
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 27590.00 T
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Описание: "Gareth Russell has chosen a handful of passengers on the doomed liner and by training a spotlight on every detail of their lives, he has given us a meticulous, sensitive, and at times harsh picture of the early 20th century in Britain and America. A marvelous piece of work." --Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey

A riveting account of the Titanic disaster and the unraveling of the gilded Edwardian society that had created it.

In 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 Titanic 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 Titanic's sinking, one of the biggest news stories of the century. Today, we can see their stories and the Titanic's voyage as the beginning of the end of the established hierarchy of the Edwardian era.

Writing in his elegant signature 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.

Masterful in its superb grasp of the forces of history, gripping in its moment-by-moment account of the sinking, revelatory in discounting long-held myths, and lavishly illustrated with color and black and white photographs, this absorbing, accessible, and authoritative account of the Titanic's life and death is destined to become the definitive book on the subject.

Автор: Russell Gareth
Название: Darksome Bounds of a Failing World
ISBN: 0008263167 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008263164
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Цена: 22870.00 T
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Описание: In this original and meticulously-researched narrative history, Gareth Russell utilises the sinking of the Titanic , the ship of dreams, as a prism through which to look at the end of the Edwardian era and the seismic shift of modernity the 1910s have come to mark in the West.

Автор: Russell, Gareth
Название: Darksome bounds of a failing world
ISBN: 0008296782 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008296780
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Цена: 13190.00 T
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Описание: In this original and meticulously-researched narrative history, Gareth Russell utilises the sinking of the Titanic , the ship of dreams, as a prism through which to look at the end of the Edwardian era and the seismic shift of modernity the 1910s have come to mark in the West.

Автор: Russell Gareth
Название: Young and Damned and Fair
ISBN: 0008128286 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008128289
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Цена: 14950.00 T
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Описание: SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2017

Автор: Russell, Gareth
Название: Popular
ISBN: 0141334533 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141334530
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 4310.00 T
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Описание: This is a fabulously witty and entertaining teen read, perfect for fans of "Gossip Girl" and "The Gallagher Girls". Meredith Harper is rich, popular, manipulative and almost unnaturally beautiful. At the age of sixteen, she's already a social legend.

Imogen Dawson, beautiful and sexy-chic, she's Meredith's best friend and a total bombshell. And doesn't she just know it. Then there's ...Kerry Davison, daddy's little princess with a passion for pink and a penchant for Fabulous Induced Breakdowns.

Now meet Cameron Matthews, six-feet tall, blue-eyed and the most popular guy in school. Together they're unfathomably gorgeous and like, totally beau. But under the glamorous surface of parties and spa-days is a wealth of comforting lies and convenient silences, bitching, break-ups and scandal.

Let the games begin...