{"product_id":"southwest-virginia-and-maritime-disasters-from-the-ss-vestris-to-the-morro-castle-and-beyond-paperback","title":"Southwest Virginia and Maritime Disasters: From the SS Vestris to the Morro Castle and Beyond - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrandon Whited\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore southwest Virginia's local links to maritime history. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil the growing popularity of air travel post-World War II, Americans going abroad traveled by ship. Though Southwest Virginia is not a coastal region, its residents traveled far and wide. Some were involved in the most infamous shipwrecks of the age of steamships, many of whom lost their lives. The foundering of the legendary \u003cem\u003eTitanic \u003c\/em\u003eon her maiden voyage, the horrific fire aboard \u003cem\u003eMorro Castle\u003c\/em\u003e and the smoke-engulfed decks of U.S.S. \u003cem\u003eArizona \u003c\/em\u003eat Pearl Harbor were all witnessed by Southwest Virginians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocal author Brandon Whited grants them their long-overdue place in the history books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrandon Whited is a writer and historian who has spent his entire life in Southwest Virginia. Having first become fascinated with the \u003cem\u003eTitanic\u003c\/em\u003e and maritime history as a child, Brandon has served as a trustee with Titanic International Society since 2019. He has had numerous articles and book reviews published in the society's quarterly journal, \u003cem\u003eVoyage\u003c\/em\u003e, and he is the author of \u003cem\u003eGilded Tragedy: West Virginia's Titanic Widow\u003c\/em\u003e, a full-length biography of \u003cem\u003eTitanic\u003c\/em\u003e survivor Eloise Hughes Smith. In addition to his nonfiction works, Brandon has had a number of short stories, as well as some poetry, published in various literary journals dating back to 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.11 x 9.03 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53533207462195,"sku":"9781467155915","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/southwest-virginia-and-maritime-disasters-from-the-ss-vestris-to-the-morro-castle-and-beyond-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}