The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria by Greg King

The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria brings the story up-to-date with the latest expeditions to the wreck. Set against a glorious backdrop of celebrity, travel, and la dolce vita, Andrea Doria's last voyage comes vividly to life in a narrative tightly focused on her passengers - including Cary Grant's wife, Philadelphia's flamboyant mayor, the heiress to the Marshall Field fortune, and many brave Italian emigrants - who found themselves plunged into a desperate struggle to survive. Now, Greg King and Penny Wilson offer a fresh look at this legendary liner and her tragic fate. Her loss signaled the end of the golden age of ocean liner travel. After the unthinkable collision and perilous hours of uncertainty and terror, the pride of the Italian fleet slipped beneath the Atlantic, taking some fifty lives with her. Unlike the tragedy of the Titanic, this sinking played out in real time across radios and televisions, the first disaster of the modern age. |a In 1956, a stunned world watched as the famous Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria sank after being struck by a Swedish vessel off the coast of Nantucket. |a Includes bibliographical references and index. |a 344 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : |b illustrations (some color) |c 25 cm |a The last voyage of the Andrea Doria : |b the sinking of the world's most glamorous ship / |c Greg King and Penny Wilson. |a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d OCLCO |d OCLCF |d TVP |d E3V

The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria is a vibrant story of fatal errors, shattered lives, and the triumph of the human spirit. Drawing on in-depth research, interviews with survivors, and never-before-seen photos of the wreck as it is today. In 1956, a stunned world watched as the famous Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria sank after being struck by a Swedish vessel off the coast of Nantucket.

The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria by Greg King