The ship of dreams the sinking of the Titanic and the end of the Edwardian era
"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...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Atria Books,
2019.
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| Edition: | First Atria Books hardcover edition. |
| Series: | Atria non fiction original hardcover
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Table of 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.
