Captain of the Carpathia : The Seafaring Life of Titanic Hero Sir Arthur Henry Rostron read online book DJV, TXT
9781844862894 English 1844862895 Arthur Henry Rostron was the captain of Carpathia, the ship that came to the rescue of the distressed Titanic, rescuing over 700 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, commanding the Cunard liner Mauretania, first as a hospital ship and then as a troop ship. Using original documents, newspapers, contemporary publications, and memoirs, Captain of the Carpathia 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 explores Rostron's seafaring life, using it as a platform to discuss the wider history in which he was involved, including the evolution of the transatlantic passenger trade and some of the celebrated ships on which he served and commanded. While scholarly in research and citation, the text is an engaging and accessible narrative for an interested lay audience. The Titanic disaster continues to fascinate the public a century later. This is the first book-length biography written about Rostron., 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., Responding to Titanic's distress calls in the early hours of 15 April 1912, Captain Arthur Rostron raced the Cunard liner Carpathia to the scene of the sinking, rescued the seven hundred survivors of the world's most famous shipwreck and then carried them to safety at New York. After twenty-five years at sea, the competence and compassion Rostron displayed during the rescue made him a hero on two continents and presaged his subsequent achievements.During the First World War he participated in the invasion of Gallipoli and commanded Cunard's Mauretania as a hospital ship in the Mediterranean and a troop transport in the Atlantic. As her longest-serving master he commanded that legendary vessel in transatlantic passenger service through most of the 1920s. Rostron retired in 1931 as the most esteemed master mariner of his era, celebrated for the Titanic rescue, decorated for his war service, and knighted for his contributions to British seafaring.This account uses newspaper reports, company records, government documents, contemporary publications and memoirs to recount Rostron's seafaring life from his first voyage as an apprentice rounding Cape Horn in sail to his retirement forty-four years later as commodore of the Cunard Line. Set within the context of his times and featuring particulars of the ships in which he served and commanded, this is the first comprehensive biography of Arthur Rostron before, during and after his year as captain of the Carpathia., The first full-length biography of the man whose ship came to the rescue of Titanic's survivors. Henry Arthur Rostrum 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, Rostrum 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.
9781844862894 English 1844862895 Arthur Henry Rostron was the captain of Carpathia, the ship that came to the rescue of the distressed Titanic, rescuing over 700 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, commanding the Cunard liner Mauretania, first as a hospital ship and then as a troop ship. Using original documents, newspapers, contemporary publications, and memoirs, Captain of the Carpathia 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 explores Rostron's seafaring life, using it as a platform to discuss the wider history in which he was involved, including the evolution of the transatlantic passenger trade and some of the celebrated ships on which he served and commanded. While scholarly in research and citation, the text is an engaging and accessible narrative for an interested lay audience. The Titanic disaster continues to fascinate the public a century later. This is the first book-length biography written about Rostron., 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., Responding to Titanic's distress calls in the early hours of 15 April 1912, Captain Arthur Rostron raced the Cunard liner Carpathia to the scene of the sinking, rescued the seven hundred survivors of the world's most famous shipwreck and then carried them to safety at New York. After twenty-five years at sea, the competence and compassion Rostron displayed during the rescue made him a hero on two continents and presaged his subsequent achievements.During the First World War he participated in the invasion of Gallipoli and commanded Cunard's Mauretania as a hospital ship in the Mediterranean and a troop transport in the Atlantic. As her longest-serving master he commanded that legendary vessel in transatlantic passenger service through most of the 1920s. Rostron retired in 1931 as the most esteemed master mariner of his era, celebrated for the Titanic rescue, decorated for his war service, and knighted for his contributions to British seafaring.This account uses newspaper reports, company records, government documents, contemporary publications and memoirs to recount Rostron's seafaring life from his first voyage as an apprentice rounding Cape Horn in sail to his retirement forty-four years later as commodore of the Cunard Line. Set within the context of his times and featuring particulars of the ships in which he served and commanded, this is the first comprehensive biography of Arthur Rostron before, during and after his year as captain of the Carpathia., The first full-length biography of the man whose ship came to the rescue of Titanic's survivors. Henry Arthur Rostrum 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, Rostrum 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.