How to survive the Titanic : the sinking of J. Bruce Ismay / Frances Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Frances, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Titanic (Steamship).

Shipwrecks--North Atlantic Ocean.

Shipwrecks.

Shipwreck victims.

North Atlantic Ocean.

Ismay, J. Bruce (Joseph Bruce), 1862-1937.

Ismay, J. Bruce.

Shipowners--Great Britain--Biography.

Shipowners.

Great Britain.

Shipwreck victims--Great Britain--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 328 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2011.

Summary:

Accused of cowardice and of dictating the Titanic's excessive speed, Ismay was the first victim of a press hate campaign. He never recovered from the damage to his reputation and never spoke of his beloved ship, the Titanic, again. Wilson explores Ismay's desperate need to tell his story, and to find a way of living with the consciousness of lost honor.

Contents:

At sea. Chance ; Luckless Yamsi ; Youth ; These bumble-like proceedings

On land. The convergence of the twain ; The secret sharer ; The super captain ; Ismay's unrest

Afterword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780062094544

0062094548

OCLC:

756502154