Shadow of the Titanic : the extraordinary stories of those who survived

Wilson, Andrew 1967- (Author).

Summary: Offers insight into how the tragedy affected its survivors, drawing on archival research and interviews with family members to explore how some propelled themselves to fame while others were devastated by survivor guilt.

Record details

ISBN: 9781451671575
Physical Description: print
400 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First Atria paperback edition.
Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-386) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	A fancy-dress ball in Dante's hell -- The ship of widows -- A life too far-fetched for fiction -- Falling in love in the slipstream of the Titanic -- The woman who rowed away from the drowning -- The world's most willing whipping boy -- The dark side of survival -- Miss Masquerader -- Titanic fever -- Fame is the spur -- The last survivors.