Down Amongst the Black Gang

"Down in the fiery belly of the luxury liners of the Titanic era, a world away from the first-class dining rooms and sedate tours of the deck, toiled the 'black gang'. Their work was gruelling and hot, and here de Kerbrech introduces the reader to dimly lit world and workplace of Titanic's stokers. Beginning with a journey around some of the major elements of machinery that one might encounter in the giant ships' engine and boiler rooms, the sheer skill and strength that a man in this employ must have had is brought to the fore.The human side of working for the Titanic and her contemporaries is also involved in an exploration of stokers' duties, their environment, and conditions: what it was like to be one of them"-- Back cover.

Year

2014

Language

English

Publisher

The History Press

Editions

3

Pages

192

ISBN

9780752493237

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