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Bezig met laden... Titanic: Women and Children Firstdoor Judith B. Geller
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Presented here are personal interviews with survivors and their relatives, and biographies of the women and children as well as the male passengers and crew with whom they had contact. The passengers' own voices are recorded in diaries, letters, and newspaper stories. Each passenger section (first class, second class, and third class) is introduced with a brief overview on the conventions of society at the turn of the twentieth century, when survival in life, as on this doomed ship, depended too often on social class.Also assembled here are fascinating color photographs of recently recovered artifacts, linked to their owners wherever possible, as well as period postcards, advertisements, and pictures. This book contains the most up-to-date passenger list yet published; a chart of the women and children who perished or were saved presented by class; and a comprehensive index which make this not just a moving chronicle of a uniquely painful event but also an invaluable resource. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)910.91634History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography and Travel History, geographic treatment, biography - Discovery. exploration Geography of and travel in areas, regions, places in general Air And Water Atlantic OceanLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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This was an excellent books – one of my favorites I’ve read about the “Titanic” disaster. It’s different from so many of the books I’ver read before in that it’s not just another rehashing of the sinking, and all the events that led up to it. Instead, this book looks at some of the people on board. It’s separated into three sections, one for first class passengers, second class, and third class, and in each section, there are mini-biographies of several of the passengers and families who traveled in each class. There are wonderful, poignant stories here that I’d not read before. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in this period of history. It’s not a book just about the “Titanic,” but also about that era in general, and the way society functioned under this sort of a class structure. Really excellent. 10/10 ( )