The Ship of Dreams
Book description
“Gareth Russell has chosen a handful of passengers on the doomed liner and by training a spotlight on every detail of their lives, he has given us a meticulous, sensitive, and at times harsh picture of the early 20th century in Britain and America. A marvelous piece of work.” —Julian…
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1 author picked The Ship of Dreams as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I’ve always been a Titanic nerd, and this book was amazing, dispelling myths about the sinking and giving fantastic historical context to many of the people who sailed on the ship.
Russell explores the lives of several passengers, such as Macy’s Isidor Straus and film star Dorothy Gibson, weaving their stories in with that of the ship itself and, most of all, the era. It read like a novel!
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