Andrea Doria represented the romance of travel, the possibility of new lives in the new world, and the glamour of 1950s art, culture, and life. Now, Greg King and Penny Wilson offer a fresh look at this glittering liner and her untimely end. Her loss signaled the end of the golden era of ocean liner travel. Audiences witnessed it all: the unthinkable collision of two modern vessels equipped with radar perilous hours of uncertainty the heroic rescue of passengers, and the final gasp as the pride of the Italian fleet slipped beneath the Atlantic, taking some fifty lives with her. Unlike the Titanic, this sinking played out in real time across radios and televisions, the first disaster of the modern age. 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. THERE IS A BLACK "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE TOP PAGE EDGES.In the tradition of Erik Larson's Dead Wake comes The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria, about the sinking of the glamorous Italian ocean liner. Martin's Press, Hardcover, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2020 The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria brings the story up-to-date with the latest expeditions to the wreck.ĭrawing 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. 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.
The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria: The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship by Greg King and Penny Wilson
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