The darksome bounds of a failing world : the sinking of the Titanic and the end of the Edwardian era
Russell, Gareth2019
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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. Had she survived her first voyage, The Titanic probably would have dated like other ocean liners. Instead, within a week of setting sail on 10th April 1912, the disaster of her sinking had turned her into one of the biggest news stories of the century. Writing in his signature prose, Gareth Russell peers through the portholes of six first-class travellers to immerse us into the Edwardian era while demonstrating how modernity shook up the class system of the age.
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Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2019.London : William Collins, 2019.
Collation:
xxii, 442 pages, 8 unnumbered pages plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008263164 (hbk)
Dewey class:
910.91634
Language:
English
Subject:
Titanic (Steamship)Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic OceanSocial classes -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryGreat Britain -- History -- George V, 1910-1936Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryGeographyUnited Kingdom, Great BritainAtlantic OceanEnglishc 1900 to c 1909Social & cultural history
BRN:
2134088