The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria: The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship by Greg King and Penny Wilson
The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria: The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship by Greg King and Penny Wilson
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. Unlike the tragedy of the Titanic, this sinking played out in real time across radios and televisions, the first disaster of the modern age. 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. Her loss signaled the end of the golden age of ocean liner travel.
Now Greg King and Penny Wilson offer a fresh look at this legendary liner and her tragic fate. 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. The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria brings the story up-to-date with the latest expeditions to the wreck.
Drawing on in-depth research, interviews with survivors, and never-before-seen photos of the wreck as it is today, The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria is a vibrant story of fatal errors, shattered lives, and the triumph of the human spirit.
St. Martin's Press, Hardcover, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2020
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