{"product_id":"titanic-a-survivors-story-the-sinking-of-the-ss-titanic-9780897334525","title":"Titanic: A Survivor's Story \u0026 the Sinking of the S.S. Titanic","description":"Two survivors' accounts of the sinking of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e. The information contained in Colonel Gracie's story is available from no other source. He provides details of the final moments, including names of passengers pulled from the ocean and of those men who, in a panic, jumped into lifeboats as they were being lowered. Walter Lord, author of \u003ci\u003eA Night to Remember\u003c\/i\u003e, calls Gracie \"an indefatigable detective.\" John Thayer was, like Gracie, one of the last to leave the ship. His account, \u003ci\u003eThe Sinking of the S.S. Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e, is meticulously detailed. The sinking of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e was, in his eyes, a symbol of the end of the world that he knew, and the beginning of a frightening new era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eColonel Archibald Gracie IV\u003c\/b\u003e was an American writer, real estate investor, and survivor of the sinking of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e. Gracie was a member of the prominent Gracie family, which had built the famed Gracie Mansion, currently the residence of the mayor of New York City. He wrote two books, \u003ci\u003eThe Truth About Chickamauga\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Truth About the Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e, a detailed account of the sinking from a survivor's perspective. Gracie's health suffered as a result of the ordeal, and he passed away less than eight months later, his dying words being \"We must get them all into the boats.\" \u003cb\u003eJohn B.Thayer\u003c\/b\u003e was 17 at the time he escaped from death in the sinking of the Titanic.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Academy Chicago Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504018886930,"sku":"9780897334525","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_35d50498-d5f1-423d-aded-d74bbd2aa779.jpg?v=1730808601","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/titanic-a-survivors-story-the-sinking-of-the-ss-titanic-9780897334525","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}