{"product_id":"pier-54-where-the-lost-joshua-osswald-9798187770427","title":"Pier 54 Where the Lost Returned: A Historical Fiction Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor decades, Pier 54 stood beside the Hudson River as one of New York City's great gateways to the world, welcoming immigrants, millionaires, dreamers, and travelers arriving from across the Atlantic Ocean. In April of 1912, the pier prepared to receive the RMS Titanic, the largest and most luxurious ship ever built, as crowds gathered beneath the towering White Star Line arch waiting to celebrate the arrival of the \"unsinkable\" ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, days later, the RMS Carpathia arrived carrying exhausted Titanic survivors wrapped in blankets while grieving families searched the crowds for loved ones who would never return. The pier became a place where hope collided with heartbreak beneath rain, fog, prayers, and the cries of thousands waiting beside the river.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree years later, another tragedy touched the same dock when the RMS Lusitania departed from Pier 54 on her final voyage before being torpedoed during World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the eyes of dockworkers, survivors, nurses, reporters, immigrants, widows, and orphaned children, \u003ci\u003ePier 54: Where the Lost Returned\u003c\/i\u003e tells the emotional story of the people forever changed by the disasters connected to the famous New York pier. Spanning more than a century, the novel follows how one place beside the Hudson became a silent witness to grief, survival, memory, and the enduring human need to find hope even after unimaginable loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Osswald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798187770427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Joshua Osswald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084342534399,"sku":"9798187770427","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pier-54-where-the-lost-joshua-osswald-9798187770427","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}