The Tragic Story of the Empress of Ireland
- 作者
- 出版社 Berkley
- 出版时间 2014年4月
- ISBN 0425273547 或 9780425273548
- 定价 140.00
内容简介
AcenturyafteritsanktothebottomoftheSt.LawrenceRiver,theruinoftheEmpressofIrelandhasremainedoneofthemostdevastatingtragediesinmaritimehistory.LoganMarshall’svividanddetailedreportagewasthefirstaccountofthedisasterandhasenduredasaclassicchronicleofwhathappenedthatfatefulnight.OnMay28,1914,thegrandoceanliner,theEmpressofIreland,leftQuebecontheSt.LawrenceRiver,boundforanAtlanticcrossingtoLiverpool,England.Atafewminutesbeforetwoo’clockonthemorningofFriday,May29,theEmpresssightedtheNorwegiancollier,Storstad,atthesametimeasaheavyfogbankwasdescending.Despitewarningsandevasivemaneuvers,theEmpresswasstruckonthestarboardsidebytheStorstad,whichpenetrateditshullbytwelvefeet.Thecaptainandcrewhadlessthanfifteenminutestosavetheirpassengersbeforetheshipslippedunderthewaves.Ofthe1,475aboard,1,078perishedinamatterofminutes.ItremainstheworstpeacetimecatastropheinCanadianhistory.Inadditiontohisunforgettableaccountofthesinking,LoganMarshallalsopresentsagrippingretellingoftheTitanicdisaster,aswellasothermaritimetragedies.Fordecades,Marshall’saccountoftheEmpressofIrelandhasremainedthedefinitiveversion,comparabletoWalterLord’schronicleoftheTitanicsinking,ANighttoRemember.CENTENNIALEDITION:INCLUDESPHOTOSANDANEWAFTERWORDUPDATINGTHESTORY
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