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SS Atlantic
Winner, Dartmouth Book Award for Non-Fiction, Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing, and Next Generation Indie Book Award, Historical Non-Fiction
It’s a cold April night on the high seas. A ship steams quickly towards port. Aboard are wealthy passengers enjoying their luxurious accommodations. In the holds below, steerage passengers sit in crowded berths, excited about starting a new life in a new world. In the bridge above, the Captain retires for the evening. The lookouts think they see something ahead. Too late, they warn the bridge…
This was the fate of the SS Atlantic, the second ship built by the White Star Line for its new fleet. Built forty-two years before the RMS Titanic, the Atlantic had successfully completed eighteen crossings before it ran aground off the coast of Nova Scotia on April 1, 1873, killing 562 of the 952 onboard. It was the worst trans-Atlantic marine disaster of the 19th century, yet, until now, the full story has never been told.
It’s a calm night onboard. A ship steams toward port. Wealthy passengers enjoy their luxurious accommodations. Passengers in steerage sit in crowded berths, excited about starting a life in a new country. Suddenly, there’s an ear-splitting noise, and the ship shudders to a violent stop. The ship is plunged into darkness.
This was the fate of the S.S. Atlantic, the second ship built by the White Star Line. Constructed forty-two years before the RMS Titanic, the S.S. Atlantic completed eighteen trans-Atlantic crossings before running aground off the coast of Nova Scotia on April 1, 1873. The worst trans-Atlantic marine disaster of the nineteenth century, the sinking of the Atlantic killed over half the nearly 1000 people on board.
Here, for the first time, is the complete story of this infamous event, complete with passenger list, inquiry results, and the final fate of the wreck — now a popular destination for scuba divers.
“I’ve read a lot of books about shipwrecks, and this is clearly one of the best. Explorers everywhere will appreciate how well written it is and how meticulously the facts were researched.”
“Greg Cochkanoff’s narrative is full of colour, suspense and tragedy. He recreates the scene of Atlantic‘s last voyage very realistically while producing a valuable addition to the fascinating lure of this ill-fated White Star ship.”
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Dimensions:
174 Pages
9in * 8.5in * 0.4in
535gr
Published:
May 29, 2009
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ISBN:
9780864925282
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eng
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