{"product_id":"desperate-hours-richard-goldstein-9780471389347","title":"Desperate Hours: The Epic Rescue of the Andrea Doria","description":"\"A stupendous feat of reportage.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Ron Powers, cowriter of \u003ci\u003eFlags of Our Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e \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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \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, \u003ci\u003eFlags of Our Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e, and author of \u003ci\u003eDangerous Water\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTom and Huck Don't Live Here Anymore\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn an extraordinary summer's night in 1956, in a fog off Nantucket, the world-renowned ocean liner \u003ci\u003eAndrea Doria\u003c\/i\u003e collided with the Swedish liner \u003ci\u003eStockholm\u003c\/i\u003e and, eleven hours later, tragically sank. But in that brief time the \u003ci\u003eDoria\u003c\/i\u003e became, after the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eA Night To Remember, Desperate Hours\u003c\/i\u003e re-creates the ill-fated voyage, from the passengers' parting waves at Genoa, to their last evening highball in the \u003ci\u003eDoria\u003c\/i\u003e'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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Goldstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 047138934X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780471389347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley (TP)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\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\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Richard Goldstein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946669277439,"sku":"9780471389347","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3fd93a83-8ce1-4e4d-80f0-0f0a7f53c810.jpg?v=1681514460","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/desperate-hours-richard-goldstein-9780471389347","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}