The
Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria: The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship
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In
the tradition of Erik Larson's Dead Wake comes The Last Voyage of the Andrea
Doria, about the sinking of the glamorous Italian ocean liner, including
never-before-seen photos of the wreck today.
In 1956, a stunned world
watched as the famous Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria sank after being struck
by a Swedish vessel off the coast of Nantucket. Unlike the tragedy of the
Titanic, this sinking played out in real time across radios and televisions,
the first disaster of the modern age. Audiences witnessed everything that
ensued after the unthinkable collision of two modern vessels equipped with
radar: perilous hours of uncertainty; the heroic rescue of passengers; and the
final gasp as the pride of the Italian fleet slipped beneath the Atlantic,
taking some fifty lives with her. Her loss signaled the end of the golden age
of ocean liner travel.
Now, Greg King and Penny Wilson
offer a fresh look at this legendary liner and her tragic fate. Andrea Doria
represented the romance of travel, the possibility of new lives in the new
world, and the glamour of 1950s art, culture, and life. Set against a glorious
backdrop of celebrity and La Dolce Vita, Andrea Doria's last voyage comes vividly
to life in a narrative tightly focused on her passengers – Cary Grant's wife;
Philadelphia's flamboyant mayor; the heiress to the Marshall Field fortune; and
many brave Italian emigrants – who found themselves plunged into a desperate
struggle to survive. The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria follows the effect
this trauma had on their lives, and brings the story up-to-date with the latest
expeditions to the wreck.
Drawing on in-depth research,
interviews with survivors, and never-before-seen photos of the wreck as it is
today, The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria is a vibrant story of fatal errors,
shattered lives, and the triumph of the human spirit.
Product
details
File Size :
35793 KB
Print Length : 344 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN : 1250194539
Publisher : St.
Martin's Press (April 7, 2020)
Publication Date : April 7, 2020
Sold by : Amazon.com Services
LLC
Language : English
ASIN : B07S9MJ8RS
