Simply Islington Ocean Prince of the North Atlantic

by Douglas Ross

Overview

Simply Islington is a fictional memoir about the chairman of the White Star Line J. Bruce Ismay. This fictional memoir tells the life and career of a gentleman who was often misunderstood by society, friends and family. This memoir tells his rise from his childhood in Liverpool to junior partner of the White Star Line to his succession as chairman of his father's firm. This memoir also tells the story of the conception of the most famous steamships of the early 20th century, the Olympic, Titanic and Britannic and the aftermath of the sinking of the Titanic and his contentious survival before the world and his older years before retirement.

Readers will truly get to understand and experience the spirit of a man who was often shy and reserved but deeply compassionate and caring towards the people he truly trusted.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798331411268
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	07/05/2024
Pages:	344
Sales rank:	709,674
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

Douglas Ross is a lifelong Titanic and ocean liner enthusiast and a writer who has written political and social articles in his local newspaper. Formerly a human rights and disability commissioner in Massachusetts he has advocated for the civil rights for the underdog.

A life long resident of Massachusetts. Douglas enjoys reading historical books, bicycle riding, watching historical films and documentaries, exploring cities and towns and riding trains and buses of the United States. He is a fan of Great Britain, Lucille Ball, Princess Diana, Morgan Freeman, Lyndon Johnson and Samuel Cunard.

His parentage and ancestral roots stretch the width of the modern world including having ancestors from Western Sub Saharan Africa, The Middle Eastern regions of Northern Africa, the British isles, Northern and Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. His ancestors range from the signers of the Mayflower Compact to immigrants of grand ocean liners sailing to and from the United States in the 20th century.