Down Amongst the Black Gang: The World and Workplace of RMS Titanic's Stokers

by Richard P. De Kerbrech

Down in the fiery belly of the luxury liner RMS Titanic, 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 the 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 ship's engine and boiler rooms, those with a technical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 075249323X
• ISBN13: 9780752493237
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"