Voices include first class millionaire passengers John Jacob Astor and Margaret Brown, Captain E.J. What makes this book different from the hundreds that have been written about Titanic is that the story is told from 25 different perspectives, plus occasional telegrams and undertaker's notes. Slipping in telegraphs, undertaker's reports, and other records, poet Allan Wolf offers a breathtaking, intimate glimpse at the lives behind the tragedy, told with clear-eyed compassion and astounding emotional power.īibliography, articles, periodicals, government documents, discographyĢ012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, one of the most famous ship disasters ever. The voices in this remarkable re-creation of the Titanic disaster span classes and stations, from Margaret ("the unsinkable Molly") Brown to the captain who went down with his ship from the lookout and wireless men to a young boy in search of dragons and a gambler in search of marks. And an ancient iceberg glides south, anticipating its fateful encounter. A beautiful Lebanese refugee, on her way to family in Florida, discovers the first stirrings of love. Millionaire John Jacob Astor hopes to bring home his pregnant teen bride with a minimum of media scandal. Arrogance and innocence, hubris and hope-twenty-four haunting voices of the Titanic tragedy, as well as the iceberg itself, are evoked in a stunning tour de force.
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