Thomas Andrews

ebook A Life Below Deck

By Dianna Aubin

cover image of Thomas Andrews

Sign up to save your library

With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability. Find out more about OverDrive accounts.

   Not today

Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive.

Download Libby on the App Store Download Libby on Google Play

Search for a digital library with this title

Title found at these libraries:

Library Name Distance
Loading...

He built a ship the world called unsinkable. He left a legacy no ocean could drown.

In an era defined by ambition and engineering marvels, Thomas Andrews stood apart; not only for what he built, but for who he was. As the chief designer of RMS Titanic, Andrews helped create the largest and most luxurious ship of its time. But when disaster struck, it was not his brilliance that left the deepest mark; it was his courage.

Drawing on survivor testimonies, historical records, and personal letters, this intimate and deeply human biography traces Andrews' life from his boyhood in Comber, Ireland, through his formative years at Harland & Wolff, to the final, fateful voyage aboard Titanic. Meticulously researched and vividly written, it reveals a man of principle and quiet strength: an engineer who walked the yard floors alongside laborers, a leader who inspired loyalty without ever demanding it, and a gentleman who met death not with fear, but with grace.

In the end, he didn't just build a ship. He built a legacy.

Thomas Andrews