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On an extraordinary summer's night in 1956, in a fog off Nantucket, the world-renowned ocean liner Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish liner Stockholm and, eleven hours later, tragically sank. But in that brief time the Doria became, after the Titanic, the most storied vessel of the century, as nearly 1,700 people were saved in an unforgettable rescue punctuated by countless acts of heroism amid confusion, terror, and even cowardice.
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"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, including never-before-seen photos of the wreck 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. Unlike the Titanic, this sinking played out in real time across radios and televisions, the first disaster...
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On July 25, 1956, a most unlikely collision between two ocean liners took place off the foggy shoals of Nantucket. The catastrophic ramming of the Stockholm into Italy's crown jewel, the Andrea Doria, sent shock waves around the world. Author Pierette Domenica Simpson becomes the first Andrea Doria survivor to publish a first-hand account of a calamity that could have been another Titanic. As an eyewitness, Simpson presents gripping vignettes retold...
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IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 25
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Archaeologist Nina Kirov, attacked after making an astonishing discovery, teams up with Kurt Austin, leader of the National Underwater Marine Agency, to try and learn why archaeologists around the world are being brutally murdered, and together they discover an ancient secret that will challenge some of America's basic historical beliefs.
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