Titanic: The Death and Life of a Legend
分類: 图书,进口原版,History(历史),World(世界),20th Century,
品牌: Michael Davie
基本信息出版社:Vintage (2012年4月3日)丛书名:Vintage平装:384页正文语种:英语ISBN:0307948390条形码:9780307948397商品尺寸:13 x 2 x 20.3 cm商品重量:354 gASIN:0307948390商品描述内容简介In this gripping, deeply researched exploration of theTitanic's tragic sinking, journalist Michael Davie investigates the events, controversies, and legends that have surrounded the disaster. Sifting through historical documents and survivors' accounts, Davie details the nineteenth-century origins of the White Star Line, narrates the story of the "unsinkable" ship's deadly voyage, and describes the dramatic discovery of theTitanic's wreckage in 1985. Davie offers insightful portraits of the protagonists and dramatizes the confusing and terrifying hours that passed from the moment the ship hit the iceberg until its survivors were picked up by the USSCarpathiaa full day later.
Newly updated on the hundredth anniversary of the tragedy byTitanicexpert Dave Gittins to reflect the latest facts and theories about the ship's sinking,Titanic: The Death and Life of a Legendwill fascinateTitanicexperts, amateurs, and newcomers alike.媒体推荐“An absorbing, crisp chronicle of theTitanic, from its conception through the discovery and exploration of the wreckage on the sea floor.”
—Los Angeles Times