Results for 'archibald gracie'

Gracie Mansion

Gracie Mansion is the official residence of the mayor of the City of New York. Built in 1799, it is located in Carl Schurz Park, at East End Avenue and Eighty-eighth Street in Manhattan. The mansion is on the East River, overlooking Hell Gate. Archibald Gracie built the two-story wooden mansion in Federal style. The design of the structure is attributed to Ezra Weeks, a prominent builder or John McComb, Jr., the architect of New York City Hall and Hamilton Grange, Alexander Hamilton's country home in Harlem, New York. Under the direction of Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr.'s wife Susan, plans were initiated for a new west wing, completed in 1966. The architect of the Susan B. Wagner Wing, as it is now called, was Mott B. Schmidt

Archibald Gracie III

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Archibald Gracie III (December 1, 1832 - December 2, 1864) was a career United States Army officer, businessman, and a graduate of West Point. He is well known for being a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War and for his death during the Siege of Petersburg.

1. Archibald , Gracie

The Truth About the Titanic

The Truth About the Titanic is among the most meticulous first-hand accounts of the 1912 maritime disaster, combining survivor testimony, documentary evidence, and minute chronological reconstruction. Gracie's prose is sober, evidentiary, and frequently forensic, less melodramatic than many contemporary disaster narratives. Set within the literature of Edwardian catastrophe and technological hubris, the book seeks to correct rumor with disciplined observation, especially regarding lifeboat procedures, passenger conduct, and the ship's final hours. Archibald Gracie IV was an American writer, amateur historian, and wealthy passenger traveling in first class aboard the Titanic. Having survived the sinking after being swept into the freezing Atlantic and reaching an overturned collapsible boat, he became obsessively committed to recording what happened. His background as a historian of the American Civil War shaped his method: he interviewed survivors, compared testimonies, and pursued factual precision even as his health declined from the ordeal. Readers interested in Titanic history will find this book indispensable, not merely as memoir but as primary evidence. It is especially recommended for those who value careful reconstruction over legend, and who wish to encounter the disaster through the mind of a witness determined to transform trauma into historical record.

1. Archibald , Gracie

Die Wahrheit über die Titanic

Die Wahrheit über die Titanic ist weniger eine sensationsheischende Katastrophenerzählung als ein minutiöses Dokument der letzten Stunden des Ozeanriesen. Archibald Gracie verbindet Augenzeugenbericht, Rekonstruktion von Zeugenaussagen und nüchterne Chronologie zu einer Prosa, die zwischen Memoir, Untersuchungsprotokoll und maritimer Geschichtsschreibung steht. Sein besonderes Augenmerk gilt der Evakuierung, den Rettungsbooten und den Handlungen einzelner Passagiere und Besatzungsmitglieder; dadurch erhält das Buch im Kontext der frühen Titanic-Literatur eine außergewöhnliche quellennahe Autorität. Gracie, 1858 in den Vereinigten Staaten geboren, war Historiker, Militärschriftsteller und selbst Passagier der Titanic. Er überlebte den Untergang, indem er sich nach dramatischen Stunden im eisigen Atlantik auf ein umgestürztes Faltboot retten konnte. Diese existenzielle Erfahrung, verbunden mit seinem historischen Interesse an präziser Dokumentation, trieb ihn offenbar an, Gerüchte zu prüfen, Namen festzuhalten und den Toten wie den Überlebenden gerecht zu werden. Empfohlen sei dieses Buch allen Lesern, die die Titanic nicht nur als Mythos, sondern als historisches Ereignis verstehen wollen. Es fordert Geduld und Aufmerksamkeit, belohnt jedoch mit seltener Unmittelbarkeit, moralischer Ernsthaftigkeit und einem unverzichtbaren Blick aus dem Inneren der Katastrophe.

1. Archibald Gracie

The Truth about the Titanic

1. Archibald Gracie

The Truth About the Titanic