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Russell, Gareth, author.

The ship of dreams : the sinking of the Titanic and the end of the Edwardian era / Gareth Russell.

First Atria Books hardcover edition.

New York : Atria Books, 2019.

xxii, 423 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

"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 ... Exploring the infamous disaster from the perspectives of six of her first-class passengers--a British aristocrat, a celebrated maritime architect, an American railway tycoon and his son, a first-generation American philanthropist, and a silent movie star--[this book] uses the ship's creation and her tragic fate as a window into the changing, unsettled world at the end of the Edwardian era"-- Provided by publisher.

Titanic (Steamship)

Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 20th century.

Ocean liner passengers -- Biography.

Social classes -- History -- 20th century.

Social change -- History -- 20th century.

Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910.

Darksome bounds of a failing world

"Originally published in Great Britain in 2019 as The darksome bounds of a failing world, by William Collins"--Copyright page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-394) and index.

The Lords Act -- The sash my father wore -- Southampton -- A contest of sea giants -- A safe harbor 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.

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