Arrogance and innocence, hubris and hope--twenty-four haunting Voices of the Titanic tragedy, as well as the iceberg itself, are evoked in a stunning tour de force.
Extensive back matter includes: Author\'s note Morse code with messages to decipher Titanic miscellany Bibliography, articles, periodicals, government documents, discography.
Slipping in telegraphs, undertaker\'s reports, and other records, poet Allan Wolf offers a breathtaking, intimate glimpse at the lives behind the tragedy, told with clear-eyed compassion and astounding emotional power.
The Voices in this remarkable re-creation of the Titanic disaster span classes and stations, from Margaret ("the unsinkable Molly") Brown to the captain who went down with his ship; from the lookout and wireless men to a young boy in search of dragons and a gambler in search of marks.
And an ancient iceberg glides south, anticipating its fateful encounter.
A beautiful Lebanese refugee, on her way to family in Florida, discovers the first stirrings of love.
Millionaire John Jacob Astor hopes to bring home his pregnant teen bride with a minimum of media scandal.
Arrogance and innocence, hubris and hope--twenty-four haunting Voices of the Titanic tragedy, as well as the iceberg itself, are evoked in a stunning tour de force
