Overview
""A stupendous feat of reportage."" -Ron Powers, cowriter of Flags of Our Fathers Praise for Desperate Hours ""Goldstein's book is packed with detail...This description of the Doria's sinking is especially moving."" -The New York Times ""A stupendous feat of reportage. Goldstein has virtually put us into lifeboats and sent us hurtling into the North Atlantic on the night of July 25, 1956."" -Ron Powers, cowriter, Flags of Our Fathers, and author of Dangerous Water and Tom and Huck Don't Live Here Anymore On an extraordinary summer's night in 1956, in a fog off Nantucket, the world-renowned ocean liner Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish liner Stockholm and, eleven hours later, tragically sank. But in that brief time the Doria became, after the Titanic, the most storied vessel of the century, as nearly 1,700 people were saved in an unforgettable rescue punctuated by countless acts of heroism amid confusion, terror, and even cowardice. In the tradition of Walter Lord's A Night To Remember, Desperate Hours re-creates the ill-fated voyage, from the passengers' parting waves at Genoa, to their last evening highball in the Doria's lavish lounge, to the unbelievable realization that catastrophe was imminent. Richard Goldstein draws from dozens of interviews, court documents, memoirs, and reports that relate never-before-told stories. He also presents technical findings that shed light on the blame for the disaster. The result is a definitive history of a fateful day, a legendary liner, and a deadly shipwreck now considered by scuba divers to be the Mount Everest of the deep.
Full Product Details
Author: Richard Goldstein
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.30cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 24.30cm
Weight: 0.580kg
ISBN: 9780471389347
ISBN 10: 047138934
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 October 2001
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""A compelling and definitive account... Desperate Hours reveals why the allure of the Doria continues to attract and fascinate even now, almost 50 years later."" (The Boating Channel,www.boatingchannel.com) Goldstein focuses on the stories of the people, with just enough attention to the technical issues and the various legal battles to round out the account... Following the story from ship to ship, deck to deck, he clearly dissects the rescue of the passengers and crew."" (Library Journal, October 15, 2001) ""[J]ournalist Goldstein (Mine Eyes Have Seen, 1997) offers the definitive history of the Doria's sinking and the rescue of 1,700 people."" (Kirkus Reviews, September 1, 2001) ""...provides an interesting insight into how people react when faced with a catastrophe at sea..."" (Lloyd's List, 11 January 2002) ""..perfectly readable and..engaging (The Mail on Sunday, 3 February 2002)"
A compelling and definitive account... Desperate Hours reveals why the allure of the Doria continues to attract and fascinate even now, almost 50 years later. (The Boating Channel,www.boatingchannel.com) Goldstein focuses on the stories of the people, with just enough attention to the technical issues and the various legal battles to round out the account... Following the story from ship to ship, deck to deck, he clearly dissects the rescue of the passengers and crew. (Library Journal, October 15, 2001) [J]ournalist Goldstein (Mine Eyes Have Seen, 1997) offers the definitive history of the Doria's sinking and the rescue of 1,700 people. (Kirkus Reviews, September 1, 2001) ...provides an interesting insight into how people react when faced with a catastrophe at sea... (Lloyd's List, 11 January 2002) ..perfectly readable and..engaging (The Mail on Sunday, 3 February 2002)
""A compelling and definitive account... Desperate Hours reveals why the allure of the Doria continues to attract and fascinate even now, almost 50 years later."" (The Boating Channel,www.boatingchannel.com) Goldstein focuses on the stories of the people, with just enough attention to the technical issues and the various legal battles to round out the account... Following the story from ship to ship, deck to deck, he clearly dissects the rescue of the passengers and crew."" (Library Journal, October 15, 2001) ""[J]ournalist Goldstein (Mine Eyes Have Seen, 1997) offers the definitive history of the Doria's sinking and the rescue of 1,700 people."" (Kirkus Reviews, September 1, 2001) ""...provides an interesting insight into how people react when faced with a catastrophe at sea..."" (Lloyd's List, 11 January 2002) ""..perfectly readable and..engaging (The Mail on Sunday, 3 February 2002)
A compelling and definitive account... Desperate Hours reveals why the allure of the Doria continues to attract and fascinate even now, almost 50 years later. (The Boating Channel,www.boatingchannel.com) Goldstein focuses on the stories of the people, with just enough attention to the technical issues and the various legal battles to round out the account... Following the story from ship to ship, deck to deck, he clearly dissects the rescue of the passengers and crew. (Library Journal, October 15, 2001) [J]ournalist Goldstein (Mine Eyes Have Seen, 1997) offers the definitive history of the Doriaa s sinking and the rescue of 1,700 people. (Kirkus Reviews, September 1, 2001) ...provides an interesting insight into how people react when faced with a catastrophe at sea... (Lloyda s List, 11 January 2002) ..perfectly readable and..engaging (The Mail on Sunday, 3 February 2002)
Author Information
RICHARD GOLDSTEIN is an editor and writer for the New York Times, where he has worked since 1980. He is the author of America at D-Day and Mine Eyes Have Seen: A First-Person History of the Events That Shaped America, which was an alternate selection of the Literary Guild. He lives in White Plains, New York.
