{"product_id":"9781639368679","title":"The Six: The Untold Story of the Titanic's Chinese Survivors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA moving exploration of the origins and fate of the little-known Chinese passengers aboard the Titanic—and how they survived against all odds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen RMS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTitanic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sank on a cold night in 1912, barely seven hundred people escaped with their lives. Among them were six Chinese men. Arriving in New York, these six were met with suspicion and slander. Fewer than twenty-four hours later, they were expelled from the country and vanished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen historian Steven Schwankert first stumbled across the fact that eight Chinese nationals were onboard, of whom all but two survived, he couldn’t believe that there could still be untold personal histories from the Titanic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, at last, their story can be told. The result of meticulous research, a dogged investigation, and interviews with family members\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e, The Six\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an epic journey across continents that reveals the full story of these six forgotten survivors. Who were Ah Lam, Chang Chip, Cheong Foo, Fang Lang (or Fong Wing Sun), Lee Bing, and Ling Hee?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessional mariners, their incredible journeys reveal an overlooked, but all-too-common, experience of inequality and discrimination. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTitanic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e continues to reveal a multitude of secrets, and the lives of these six men add a layer of humanity and nuance to one of the most storied shipwrecks in history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52888952176871,"sku":"China Studies","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/3680\/9959\/files\/71QrlCSOGzL._SY466.jpg?v=1792608871","url":"https:\/\/jfbooks.org\/zh-hans\/products\/9781639368679","provider":"JF Books | 季風書園","version":"1.0","type":"link"}