The Six

When Titanic sank on a cold night in 1912, barely 700 people escaped with their lives. Among them were six Chinese men. Arriving in New York, these six were met with suspicion and slander. Less than 24 hours later, they departed the country, and vanished. When historian Steven Schwankert first stumbled across the fact that eight Chinese nationals were on board, of whom all but two survived, he couldn't believe that there could still be untold personal histories from the Titanic. This is their story, the result of meticulous research, dogged investigation, and interviews with family members. This epic journey of research crossed continents, working with an international team of investigators, culminating in the 2020 documentary The Six. This detailed book expands on the documentary, detailing many discoveries along the way, and revealing the full story of these six forgotten survivors. Their names were Ah Lam, Chang Chip, Cheong Foo, Fang Lang (or Fong Wing Sun), Lee Bing, and Ling Hee.

Auteur

Steven Schwankert is a maritime historian and award-winning writer. He has previously written Jiangya: China's Titanic and Poseidon: China's Secret Salvage of Britain's Lost Submarine. A Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and Explorers Club, and founder of SinoScuba, in 2007 he led the first expedition to dive Lake Khovsgol (Mongolia). Steven's work has been published globally, for Asian Wall St Journal, South China Morning Post, Billboard, Variety, and New York Times and Washington Post (online). Former deputy Asia editor of the Hollywood Reporter, former editor of Computerworld HongKong, and former managing editor of asia.internet.com, he lives in Beijing.