{"product_id":"titanic-lives","title":"Titanic Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarking the centenary of the Titanic disaster  Titanic Lives is an utterly compelling exploration of the lives of the passengers and crew on board the most famous ship in history. On the night of 14 April 1912  midway through her maiden voyage  the seemingly unsinkable Titanic hit an iceberg  sustaining a 300-feet gash as six compartments were wrenched open to the Atlantic Ocean. In little over two hours  the palatial liner nose-dived to the bottom of the sea. More than 1 500 people perished in the freezing waters. But who were they? In Titanic Lives  Richard Davenport-Hines brings to life in fascinating and absorbing detail the stories of the men who built and owned the ship  the crew who serviced her and the passengers of all classes who sailed on her. The Titanic was a floating microcosm of Edwardian society -- at the bottom of the ship was third class  filled with economic migrants and political and religious refugees hoping for a better life in the New World. Above them were hundreds of second-class passengers buoyed up by their prosperous respectability. On the upper decks were the hereditary rich and those of inconceivable wealth -- American titans of industry such as John Jacob Astor IV  who was found with $4000 in sodden notes in his pockets. In this epic  sweeping history we are introduced to this broad cast of characters  from every class and every continent  as we follow their lives on board the ship through to the supreme dramatic climax of the disaster itself. Published to coincide with the centenary of the sinking  Titanic Lives is an impeccably researched and utterly riveting history which re-creates the complexities  disparities and tensions of life one hundred years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44954742063157,"sku":"ByrdShop_0007321643","price":65.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780007321643.jpg?v=1770282509","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/titanic-lives","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}