Thomas Andrews, Voyage Into History

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This spellbinding biography of the R.M.S. "Titanic's" historic builder, Thomas Andrews, takes readers from his boyhood on the cricket fields of Northern Ireland to his breathtaking final moments aboard a dying ship.
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Overview

This spellbinding biography of the R.M.S. "Titanic's" historic builder, Thomas Andrews, takes readers from his boyhood on the cricket fields of Northern Ireland to his breathtaking final moments aboard a dying ship.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781887010122
  • Publisher: Edin Books, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 1/1/2000
  • Pages: 212
  • Sales rank: 796,542
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.48 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Acknowledgments x
Foreword xiii
Prologue xvi
1 Early Years 1
2 Apprentice 6
3 Money Men 13
4 The Good, the Bad and the Dangerous 16
5 Meeting 22
6 Transitions 32
7 Warning 37
8 Voices 42
9 Promise 50
10 Vision 54
11 Sleeping with the Wrong Woman 57
12 Addiction 65
13 The Irish Built Her 71
14 The Gift 76
15 Near Misses 85
16 Dream 92
17 Cries in the Night 105
18 Noises in the Night 115
19 Bumps in the Night 121
Epilogue 143
Afterword 145
Bibliography 184
Index 185
About the Author 187
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  • Posted May 18, 2010

    Hard book to put down, read cover to cover in one afternoon

    While the (sub) subject, may not be everyones cup of tea. The book it's self is enlightening and easy to read. Look forward to re-reading it.

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