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Titanic Hero: The Autobiography of Captain Rostron of the Carpathia
Sir Arthur H. Rostron
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Paperback. The story of the Titanic in the words of the hero whose swift action saved the lives of 710 survivors. Num Pages: 192 pages, 47. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BM; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412. The Autobiography of Captain Rostron of the Carpathia. 192 pages, 47 Illustrations. The story of the Titanic in the words of the hero whose swift action saved the lives of 710 survivors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BM; HBTM. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight: 412.
The story of the Titanic in the words of the hero whose swift action saved the lives of 710 survivors. The Carpathia was on its regular voyage to New York City, when early on 15 April 1912 it received a distress signal from the White Star Line ocean liner Titanic, which had struck an iceberg and was sinking. Rostron was asleep when his wireless operator, Harold Cottam, by chance left his headset on while undressing for bed and so heard the signal. Cottam ran to Rostron's cabin to alert him. Rostron immediately ordered the ship to race towards the Titanic's ... Read more
The story of the Titanic in the words of the hero whose swift action saved the lives of 710 survivors. The Carpathia was on its regular voyage to New York City, when early on 15 April 1912 it received a distress signal from the White Star Line ocean liner Titanic, which had struck an iceberg and was sinking. Rostron was asleep when his wireless operator, Harold Cottam, by chance left his headset on while undressing for bed and so heard the signal. Cottam ran to Rostron's cabin to alert him. Rostron immediately ordered the ship to race towards the Titanic's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445604206
SKU
V9781445604206
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Sir Arthur H. Rostron
Arthur Rostron spent an eventful life at sea, captaining a number of ocean liners and Royal naval vessels including the Aulania which, with Rostron at the helm, saw action at Galliploi in 1915. Titanic survivors, including Margaret Brown, presented Rostron with a silver cup and gold medal for his efforts the night Titanic sank. He was also awarded the Congressional ... Read more
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