{"product_id":"southwest-virginia-and-maritime-disasters-from-the-ss-vestris-to-the-morro-castle-and-beyond-9781467155915","title":"Southwest Virginia and Maritime Disasters: From the SS Vestris to the Morro Castle and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Brandon Whited\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: History Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: History Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - State \u0026amp; Local - South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,\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","brand":"History Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45657685590167,"sku":"9781467155915","price":1588.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781467155915.webp?v=1767680866","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/southwest-virginia-and-maritime-disasters-from-the-ss-vestris-to-the-morro-castle-and-beyond-9781467155915","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}