A look at some of the famous liner disasters of recent times, including the Andrea Doria.
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In this “electrifying book,” Associated Press journalist Alvin Moscow, who covered the court hearings that sought to explain the causes of the tragedy and interviewed all the principals, re-creates with compelling accuracy the actions ...
Author Pierette Domenica Simpson, who, with her grandparents, survived the tragedy off the shoals of Nantucket, shares the human and technical aspects of what has become known as the greatest sea rescue in history.
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Nearly 200 photographs, many from private collections, highlight tales of some of the vessels whose pleasure cruises ended in catastrophe: the Morro Castle, Normandie, Andrea Doria, Europa, and many others.
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Depicts five famous ships that have been lost at sea in modern times, the Empress of Ireland, the Lusitania, the Andrea Doria, the Brittanic, and the Titanic.
In this fascinating book, Richard Goldstein re-creates the ill-fated voyage, from the passengers’ parting waves at Genoa, to their last evening highball in the Doria’s lavish lounge, to the final, unbelievable realization that ...
Ultimately, the story is that of the "greatest sea rescue in history". "This story could only be told through the sensibilities of a survivor. It's so compelling that it could be made into a movie.
Accounts of the sinking of the Titanic, the Andrea Doria, the Morro Castle, the Mississippi sidewheeler Sultana, and other great vessels.