The dream and then the nightmare
Subtitle: the Syrians who boarded the Titanic, the story of the Arabic-speaking passengers
By: Leila Salloum Elias
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Atlas for Puplishing and Distribution; Atlas for Publishing and Distribution
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Damascus
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9789933908614
Subjects: Travel; History; Shipwrecks; Titanic (Steamship); Syrian Americans
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-353).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The setting: the movement to emigrate; title: Ready to set sail and travel; title: The survivors; title: Reports of the sinking of the Titanic; title: The disaster as reported by steerage: shots ring out; title: News reaches the Syrian community in New York: the role of the Arabic newspapers in New York: their reporter; title: Reporting the names; assistance: the community comes together; title: Those who perished: who they were; title: Conclusion.