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How to survive the Titanic: the sinking of J. Bruce Ismay

By Frances , Ismay , Joseph Bruce;Wilson

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollins US;HarperCollins Publishers
Year
2012
ISBN
9780062094544, 9780062094568, 0062094548, 9780062094551, 0062094556
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
25 MB (25812994 bytes)
Edition
1st U.S. ed
Pages
xi, 328 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : ill
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1862-1937;Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean;ShJ. Bruce -- (Joseph Bruce)Shipowners;Shipowners--Great Britain;Shipwreck vic

Description

Accused of cowardice and of dictating the Titanic's excessive speed, Ismay was the first victim of a press hate campaign. He never recovered from the damage to his reputation and never spoke of his beloved ship, the Titanic, again. Wilson explores Ismay's desperate need to tell his story, and to find a way of living with the consciousness of lost honor.;At sea. Chance ; Luckless Yamsi ; Youth ; These bumble-like proceedings -- On land. The convergence of the twain ; The secret sharer ; The super captain ; Ismay's unrest -- Afterword. At sea. Chance Luckless Yamsi Youth These bumble-like proceedings -- On land. The convergence of the twain The secret sharer The super captain Ismay's unrest -- Afterword.

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