{"product_id":"gilded-lives-fatal-voyage-the-titanics-first-class-passengers-and-their-world-paperback","title":"Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic's First-Class Passengers and Their World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHugh Brewster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilded Lives, Fatal Voyage\u003c\/i\u003e takes us behind the paneled doors of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e's elegant private suites to present compelling, memorable portraits of her most notable passengers. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Titanic has often been called \"An exquisite microcosm of the Edwardian era,\" but until now, her story has not been presented as such. In \u003ci\u003eGilded Lives, Fatal Voyage\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Hugh Brewster seamlessly interweaves personal narratives of the lost liner's most fascinating people with a haunting account of the fateful maiden crossing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmploying scrupulous research and featuring 100 rarely seen photographs, he accurately depicts the ship's brief life and tragic denouement and presents compelling, memorable portraits of her most notable passengers: millionaires John Jacob Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim; President Taft's closest aide, Major Archibald Butt; writer Helen Churchill Candee; the artist Frank Millet; movie actress Dorothy Gibson; the celebrated couturiere Lady Duff Gordon; aristocrat Noelle, the Countess of Rothes; and a host of other travelers. Through them, we gain insight into the arts, politics, culture, and sexual mores of a world both distant and near to our own. And with them, we gather on the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e's sloping deck on that cold, starlit night and observe their all-too-human reactions as the disaster unfolds. More than ever, we ask ourselves, \"What would \u003ci\u003ewe\u003c\/i\u003e have done?\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh Brewster\u003c\/b\u003e has twenty-five years of experience in creating books about the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e as an editor, publisher, and writer. He worked with Robert D. Ballard to produce the 1987 international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Discovery of the Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e and oversaw the creation of \u003ci\u003eTitanic: An Illustrated History\u003c\/i\u003e, a book that provided inspiration for James Cameron's epic movie. Brewster is also the author of \u003ci\u003eInside the Titanic, 882 1\/2 Amazing Answers to All Your Questions About the Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDeadly Voyage\u003c\/i\u003e and has written twelve award-winning books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eCarnation, Lily, Lily, Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, which was chosen as one of the best books of 2007 by the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 7.94 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754181919008,"sku":"9780307984814","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/05bc9f29692ace51fdf42da37d92afbf.webp?v=1780035206","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/gilded-lives-fatal-voyage-the-titanics-first-class-passengers-and-their-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}