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Into the Mist
The Story of the Empress of Ireland|
7,49 € |
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| Verlag: | Dundurn |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 29.10.2010 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781459721623 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 112 |
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<p><i>Short-listed for the 2011 Information Book Award and commended for the 2011 VOYA Non-Fiction Honour List</i> <br><br> From 1906 to 1914, the <i>Empress of Ireland</i>, one of the fastest and most elegant liners of the Edwardian era, graced the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Remembered primarily for sinking in only 14 minutes in the St. Lawrence River and for having a greater loss of passenger life than the <i>Titanic</i>, the <i>Empress</i>’s true legacy is the significant role it played in the building of Canada.<br><br> During the ship’s many crossings between Canada and England, it ferried royalty, politicians, scientists, authors, actors, captains of industry, and military servicemen aboard its decks, but most important, it carried more than 115,000 hopeful immigrants who left Europe to build new lives on Canadian soil.<br><br> <i>Into the Mist</i> is the story of the <i>Empress of Ireland</i>, of the many people who walked its decks, and how, in the early morning of May 29, 1914, it came to rest on the bottom of the St. Lawrence River.</p>
From 1906 to 1914, the
<em>Empress of Ireland</em>, one of the fastest and most elegant liners of the era, graced the waters of the Atlantic Ocean only to sink in 14 minutes in the St. Lawrence River. Its true legacy, though, is the significant role it played in building Canada.
<em>Empress of Ireland</em>, one of the fastest and most elegant liners of the era, graced the waters of the Atlantic Ocean only to sink in 14 minutes in the St. Lawrence River. Its true legacy, though, is the significant role it played in building Canada.
<p>Anne Renaud's previous books for young people include <i>Pier 21: Stories from Near and Far</i>, <i>Island of Sorrow: The Story of Grosse Île</i>, and <i>A Bloom of Friendship: The Story of the Canadian Tulip Festival</i>. Her books have been shortlisted for numerous honours, including the Silver Birch Award, the Red Maple Award, and the Red Cedar Award. She lives in Westmount, Quebec.</p>
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