Voyagers of the Titanic: Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders… - Richard Davenport-Hines Audiobook

Written by Richard Davenport-Hines
Read by Robin Sachs
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Voyagers of the Titanic: Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They Came From

Publisher: HarperAudio
Release date: March 6, 2012
Duration: 11:18:09

It has been over one hundred years since the sinking of the passenger liner Titanic in the North Atlantic, yet worldwide fascination with the epic tragedy remains as strong as ever.

With Voyagers of the Titanic, Richard Davenport-Hines gives us a magnificent history of the people intimately connected with the infamous ship—from deal-makers and industry giants, like J.P. Morgan, who built and operated it; to Molly Brown, John Jacob Astor IV, and other glittering aristocrats who occupied its first class cabins; to the men and women traveling below decks hoping to find a better life in America. Commemorating the centennial anniversary of the great disaster, Voyagers of the Titanic offers a fascinating, uniquely original view of one of the most momentous catastrophes of the 20th century.

“This is one of a fleet of books launched to commemorate the centennial of the TITANIC disaster… Narrator Robin Sachs’s deep and well-measured tones, posh accent, and careful pronunciation enhance the account significantly. Sachs holds one’s attention even when one is listening to lengthy lists of second-class passengers. Sachs’s very English accent complements the author’s Anglo-centric worldview. The iceberg begins and ends the story.”—AudioFile

VERDICT Except for a few vexing spots (even after 100 years, some authors still inaccurately state that the Morse code signal SOS is an abbreviation for “save our souls”), this is a well-researched and appealing read. Recommended for those interested in the personal angles of the story. .”—- Library Journal,

Note—“The Morse code distress signal SOS is not an acronym. The letters S and O were chosen due to their simplicity and distinctiveness. This makes the letters easy to transmit and recognize in an emergency situation.