How to Survive the Titanic Or The Sinking of J. Bruce IsmayBloomsbury Publishing, 2011 M08 15 - 328 pages Frances Wilson tells the strange and fascinating story of the owner of the Titanic, J. Bruce Ismay, the man who jumped ship.Winner of the 2012 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography. |
Contents
Luckless Yamsi | 27 |
Youth | 61 |
These Bumblelike Proceedings | 109 |
On Land | 167 |
The Secret Sharer | 197 |
The Super Captain | 229 |
Ismays Unrest | 259 |
Afterword | 285 |
Bibliography | 299 |
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