Voyagers of the Titanic : passengers, sailors, shipbuilders, aristocrats, and the worlds they came from

Voyagers of the Titanic : passengers, sailors, shipbuilders, aristocrats, and the worlds they came from

1st ed.

New York : William Morrow, c2012.

342 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

910.453 D233 2012 MB

(OCoLC)711959937

While many accounts of the Titanic's voyage focus on the technical or mechanical aspects of why the ship sank, Davenport-Hines follows the stories of the men, women, and children whose lives intersected on the vessel's fateful last day.
Includes bibliographical references (p. {313}-324) and index.
Contents: Prologue: from Greenland's icy mountains -- pt. I. On land. Boarding. Speed -- Shipowners -- Shipbuilders -- Sailors -- pt. II. At sea. First class -- Second class -- Third class -- Officers and crew -- pt. III. Life and death. Collision -- The meaning shows in the defeated thing.
L2012M70
SOC members, Arthur Ryerson & Archibald Butt on the Titanic; also John Borie Ryerson survived at age 13 & later became a SOC member.

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