The Resource Desperate hours : the epic rescue of the Andrea Doria, Richard Goldstein
Desperate hours : the epic rescue of the Andrea Doria, Richard Goldstein
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- Summary
- On an extraordinary summer's night in 1956, in a fog off Nantucket, the world-renowned ocean liner Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish liner Stockholm and, eleven hours later, tragically sank. But in that brief time the Doria became, after the Titanic, the most storied vessel of the century, as nearly 1,700 people were saved in an unforgettable rescue punctuated by countless acts of heroism amid confusion, terror, and even cowardice. In the tradition of Walter Lord's A Night To Remember, Desperate Hours 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 unbelievable realization that catastrophe was imminent. Richard Goldstein draws from dozens of interviews, court documents, memoirs, and reports that relate never-before-told stories. He also presents technical findings that shed light on the blame for the disaster. The result is a definitive history of a fateful day, a legendary liner, and a deadly shipwreck now considered by scuba divers to be the Mount Everest of the deep. - Publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 294 p.
- Contents
-
- Part I The Voyage
- Part II The Collision
- Part III The Rescue
- Part IV The Questions
- Part V The Memories
- Part VI The Shipwreck
- Isbn
- 9780471389347
- Label
- Desperate hours : the epic rescue of the Andrea Doria
- Title
- Desperate hours
- Title remainder
- the epic rescue of the Andrea Doria
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard Goldstein
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- On an extraordinary summer's night in 1956, in a fog off Nantucket, the world-renowned ocean liner Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish liner Stockholm and, eleven hours later, tragically sank. But in that brief time the Doria became, after the Titanic, the most storied vessel of the century, as nearly 1,700 people were saved in an unforgettable rescue punctuated by countless acts of heroism amid confusion, terror, and even cowardice. In the tradition of Walter Lord's A Night To Remember, Desperate Hours 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 unbelievable realization that catastrophe was imminent. Richard Goldstein draws from dozens of interviews, court documents, memoirs, and reports that relate never-before-told stories. He also presents technical findings that shed light on the blame for the disaster. The result is a definitive history of a fateful day, a legendary liner, and a deadly shipwreck now considered by scuba divers to be the Mount Everest of the deep. - Publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1942-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Goldstein, Richard
- Dewey number
- 363.12/3/09163
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- G530.A244
- LC item number
- G66 2001
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Andrea Doria (Steamship)
- Stockholm (Motorship)
- Andrea Doria (Ship)
- Shipwrecks
- Label
- Desperate hours : the epic rescue of the Andrea Doria, Richard Goldstein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-286) and index
- Contents
- Part I The Voyage -- Part II The Collision -- Part III The Rescue -- Part IV The Questions -- Part V The Memories -- Part VI The Shipwreck
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 294 p.
- Isbn
- 9780471389347
- Isbn Type
- (cloth)
- Lccn
- 2001024233
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
- ocm46472179
- Label
- Desperate hours : the epic rescue of the Andrea Doria, Richard Goldstein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-286) and index
- Contents
- Part I The Voyage -- Part II The Collision -- Part III The Rescue -- Part IV The Questions -- Part V The Memories -- Part VI The Shipwreck
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 294 p.
- Isbn
- 9780471389347
- Isbn Type
- (cloth)
- Lccn
- 2001024233
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
- ocm46472179
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