Bibliograph

Desperate hours, the epic rescue of the Andrea Doria, Richard Goldstein

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Desperate hours, the epic rescue of the Andrea Doria, Richard Goldstein

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-286) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Desperate hours

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

28960346472179

Responsibility statement

Richard Goldstein

Sub title

the epic rescue of the Andrea Doria

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

Table Of 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

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