{"product_id":"desperate-hours-the-epic-rescue-of-the-andrea-doria-9780471389347","title":"Desperate Hours: The Epic Rescue of the Andrea Doria","description":"A stupendous feat of reportage.\u003cbr\u003e-Ron Powers, cowriter of Flags of Our Fathers \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Desperate Hours \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\"Goldstein's book is packed with detail. . . . This description of the Doria's sinking is especially moving.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e-The New York Times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\"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.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e-Ron Powers, cowriter, Flags of Our Fathers, and author of Dangerous Water and Tom and Huck Don't Live Here Anymore \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley (TP)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780471389347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.50w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2001 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/02\/2001 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2002 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Richard Goldstein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574607618229,"sku":"9780471389347","price":31.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f370b986-15f8-405b-90da-5229430b0dca.jpg?v=1643696691","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/desperate-hours-the-epic-rescue-of-the-andrea-doria-9780471389347","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}