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CAPTAIN OF THE CARPATHIA: THE SEAFARING LIFE OF TITANIC HERO SIR ARTHUR HENRY ROSTRON

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. Hardback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, Captain of the Carpathia: The Seafaring Life of Titanic Hero Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, Eric L. Clements, Henry Arthur Rostron was the captain of Carpathia the ship that came to the rescue of the distressed Titanic defying the ship's limitations to reach the site and rescue 706 survivors. Following the rescue, Rostron became the most celebrated and decorated master mariner of his generation, winning among other awards a Congressional Gold Medal. Following the Titanic rescue, Rostron served throughout the First World War, captaining the Cunard liner Mauretania first as a hospital ship and then as a troop ship. Using original documents, newspapers, contemporary publications, and secondary sources, the book considers Rostron's life and seafaring in his era, from his early days rounding Cape Horn in sail to his retirement as commodore of the Cunard Line. The book is about Rostron's seafaring life, but also uses his life to discuss the wider history in which he was involved, the evolution of the transatlantic passenger trade, and some of the celebrated ships in which he served and which he commanded. While scholarly in research and citation, the text is and engaging and accessible narrative for an interested lay audience. The Titanic disaster continues to fascinate the public a century on and this is the first book-length biography written about Rostron.

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