{"product_id":"desperate-hours-9780471389347","title":"Desperate Hours","description":"\"A stupendous feat of reportage.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Ron Powers, cowriter of \u003ci\u003eFlags of Our Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Desperate Hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Richard Goldstein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48304655991035,"sku":"9780471389347","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9780471389347.jpg?v=1772481443","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/desperate-hours-9780471389347","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}