Titanic: Women and Children First
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (847 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393046664 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Great storytelling! Does the world really need another book on the TITANIC? If the writer is Judith Geller, the answer is a resounding "yes!" With compassion, humor (yes, humor!) and great insight into the so-called Gilded Age, Miss Geller tells the stories of TITANIC's women and children, who, as we all know by now, were supposed to be "first" in the dying liner's less than sufficient amount of lifeboats. They were more "first" in 1st and 2nd class than third, however, where entire families perished. Miss Geller has thoroughly rese. "Interesting Angle on an Old Topic" according to A Customer. The surprise is that many of the people portrayed in the book have been chronicled before; Geller does an outstanding job of filling us in on their backgrounds, motivations, personalities, and futures (some of which were quite short). You may have heard the names before, but you will still learn something new!In addition, Geller brings in new stories covering previously undocumented passengers (in all three classes), making this a worthwhile book for even the largest Titanic collection.All in all this is a well-r. DA great book on titanics survivors This book is really good. It is all about titanics surviving women,who they lost in the sinking and how they pieced their lives together afterwards.It is a very different way to look at the titanic,and this book has the stories on not just the famous first class passengers, but also the unknown third class passengers from different countries.There are some harrowing facts such as the third class Sage family of 11 who all died. there are interesting photos throughout this book and also,which I thought was better, . ni"A great book on titanics survivors" according to DA great book on titanics survivors This book is really good. It is all about titanics surviving women,who they lost in the sinking and how they pieced their lives together afterwards.It is a very different way to look at the titanic,and this book has the stories on not just the famous first class passengers, but also the unknown third class passengers from different countries.There are some harrowing facts such as the third class Sage family of 11 who all died. there are interesting photos throughout this book and also,which I thought was better, . ni2@aol.com. This book is really good. It is all about titanics surviving women,who they lost in the sinking and how they pieced their lives together afterwards.It is a very different way to look at the titanic,and this book has the stories on not just the famous first class passengers, but also the unknown third class passengers from different countries.There are some harrowing facts such as the third class Sage family of 11 who all died. there are interesting photos throughout this book and also,which I thought was better, . @aol.com said A great book on titanics survivors. This book is really good. It is all about titanics surviving women,who they lost in the sinking and how they pieced their lives together afterwards.It is a very different way to look at the titanic,and this book has the stories on not just the famous first class passengers, but also the unknown third class passengers from different countries.There are some harrowing facts such as the third class Sage family of 11 who all died. there are interesting photos throughout this book and also,which I thought was better,
She lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Geller is married to the recently retired president of RMS Titanic Inc., the public company with salvage rights to the wreck. She was director of merchandising for the RMS Titanic's hugely successful Titanic exhibition. . Judith B
About the Author Judith B. Geller is married to the recently retired president of RMS Titanic Inc., the public company with salvage rights to the wreck. . She was director of merchandising for the RMS Titanic's hugely successful Titanic exhibition. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia
Each passenger section (first class, second class, and third class) is introduced with a brief overview on the conventions of society at the turn of the twentieth century, when survival in life, as on this doomed ship, depended too often on social class. Of the more than 200 books written about the Titanic, this is the first to commemorate the women and children on board. Presented here are personal interviews with survivors and their relatives, and biographies of the women and children as well as the male passengers and crew with whom they had contact. This book contains the most up-to-date passenger list yet published; a chart of the women and children who perished or were saved presented by class; and a comprehensive index which make this not just a moving chronicle of a uniquely painful event but also an invaluable resource. Also assembled here are fascinating color photographs of recently recovered artifacts, linked to their owners wherever possible, as well as period postcards, advertisements, and pictures. 100 color illustrations. The passengers' own voices are recorded in diaries, letters, and newspaper stories