Shadow of the Titanic, Andrew Wilson
Shadow of the Titanic, Andrew Wilson
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Shadow of the Titanic
The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived

Author: Andrew Wilson

Narrator: David Pickering

Unabridged: 13 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/04/2024

Synopsis

A riveting and groundbreaking account of what happened to the survivors of the Titanic. We think we know the story of the Titanic—the once majestic and supposedly unsinkable ship that struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Britain to America—but very little has been written about the vessel’s 705 survivors. How did the events of that horrific night in the icy waters of the North Atlantic affect the lives of those who lived to tell the tale? Drawing on a wealth of previously unpublished letters, memoirs, diaries, and interviews with their family members, award-winning journalist Andrew Wilson brings to life the survivors’ colorful voices, from the famous, like heiress Madeleine Astor, to the lesser known second-and third-class passengers, such as the Navratil brothers, who were traveling under assumed names because they were being abducted by their father. More than one hundred years after that fateful voyage, Shadow of the Titanic adds an important new dimension to this enduringly captivating story. This audiobook is expertly read by David Pickering, with audio engineering by David Pickering and Blake Rook. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. Copyright (c) 2011 by Andrew Wilson (P) (2024) Echo Point Books & Media, LLC.

About Andrew Wilson

Andrew Wilson is professor in Ukrainian studies at University College London and a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of The Ukrainians: Unexpected Nation and Ukraine Crisis: What It Means for the West.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dannii on March 25, 2021

Actual rating 4.5/5 stars. This non-fiction follows the fateful day the Titanic sank, through the eyes of those who survived it. The reader is first invited to voyage with them on the ironically titled 'unsinkable' ship before being provided an insight to their lives following this maritime tragedy.......more

Goodreads review by Ariel on April 20, 2012

I saw this book listed in Entertainment Weekly. It is one of a slew of books put out to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. I have read many books on the subject, the most recent being the fictional book The Dressmaker. The thing that I really liked about this book wa......more

Goodreads review by Niamh on April 10, 2012

I have to say I was a little bit disappointed in this book. While I definitely enjoyed it, and some of the survivors stories were amazing, I felt the writing was a bit flowery in spots and the author linked everything that subsequently happened the survivors and every decision they made in their liv......more

Goodreads review by Kit on October 24, 2020

I was really disappointed with this book. The premise is interesting: what happened next for the survivors of the Titanic? And the parts of the text that draw directly on survivors' testimonies, the comments of their loved ones, the newspaper articles about the survivors and so on are wonderful. In......more

Goodreads review by Carien on April 13, 2012

This is both a fascinating and emotional read. Just the introduction alone had me crying I will confess. The chapters after that follow the lives of several survivors, telling not only about the sinking and what came after, but also telling about the lives these people had before the Titanic. It's amaz......more

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