And the Band Played On...: The enthralling account of what happened after the Titanic sank - Rilegato

Ward, Christopher

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ISBN 10: 1444707949 ISBN 13: 9781444707946

Casa editrice: Hodder & Stoughton, 2011

Riassunto

The amazing true story of one of the band members who famously played as the Titanic sank, written by his grandson On 14th April 1912, when the Titanic struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank, 1,500 passengers and crew lost their lives. As the order to abandon ship was given, the orchestra took their instruments on deck and continued to play as the ship went down. The violinist, 21 year-old Jock Hume, knew that his fiancée, Mary, was expecting their first child, the author's mother. A century later, Christopher Ward reveals a dramatic story of love, loss, and betrayal, and the catastrophic impact of Jock's death on two very different Scottish families. He paints a vivid portrait of an age in which class determined the way you lived?and died. This outstanding piece of historical detective work is also a moving account of how the author's quest to learn more about his grandfather revealed the shocking truth about a family he thought he knew, a truth that had been hidden for nearly 100 years.

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Tragedy has a long reach, and heroism is a great burden...Their story plainly told, is intended as a parallel to the events of 9/11 and the consequences for so many lives thereafter. (The Times)

'This extraordinary book was bourne out of that research, revealing the enduring shadow that a tragedy like Titanic - and the ensuing corporate cover-up - casts over future generations of those involved'. (Woman's Weekly)

'A poignant memorial'. (Spectator)

Christopher Ward's book about his 21-year-old grandfather...has produced a fascinating tale. This is the moving story of Jock Hume, a member of the Titanic's band, which played on for as long as possible. Everyone of them died. (Press Association)

A gripping and moving account not just of the sinking of the Titanic, and the wretched class system which bedevilled the aftermath, but of the long-term impact on survivors and dependants. What started out as a story for the author's children and grandchildren has turned into a terrific read for everyone. (Alastair Campbell)

'A moving homage to all of the men, women and children who heard the last music played onboard the SS Titanic, and to the people they left behind'. (Scotsman)

'Christopher Ward's clever and touching account of his grandfather's death'. (Scotsman)

Gripping and in places deeply disturbing human stories of the Titanic disaster and its diverse sequels. A major contribution to family and to social history by the grandson of the young violinist playing in the Titanic as the ship sank. (Professor Asa Briggs, author of A Social History of England)

'As Christopher Ward delved into his past he unearthed a story of true love, which turned to hate with the sinking of the Titanic'. (Sunday Express)

'A heartbreaking story, wonderfully told'. (Julian Fellowes, author of Gosford Park)

L'autore:

Christopher Ward is the grandson of Jock Hume, at 21 the youngest member of the Titanic's orchestra. He is a former columnist for the Daily Mirror, former editor of the Daily Express, and the chairman and cofounder of Redwood Publishing, Europe's first customer magazine agency.

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• Editore: Hodder & Stoughton
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1444707949
• ISBN 13: 9781444707946
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 274