A Rare Titanic Family - The Caldwells' Story of Survival (Paperback, New)

Of the families that boarded the "unsinkable" Titanic in 1912, only a fourth stayed together during the sinking and arrived safely in New York. Albert and Sylvia Caldwell and their 10-month-old son, Alden, were one of those rare Titanic families. Author Julie Williams draws on first-person accounts from her great-Uncle Albert and extensive research to tell the fascinating story of the young family who were saved by a combination of luck, pluck, Albert's outgoing nature, Sylvia's illness, and Alden's helplessness. Their detailed story of the short life of the Titanic and their lucky rescue aboard the ill- starred Lifeboat 13 has never been fully told in Titanic literature. A Rare Titanic Family includes a photo taken of them on deck an unusual surviving souvenir sent to them after the disaster. But the trip on the Titanic was only one part of a bigger nightmare for the Caldwells.

Albert and Sylvia, idealistic young Presbyterian missionaries from the American Midwest, had set out to B

General

Imprint:	NewSouth, Incorporated
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2012
First published:	March 2012
Authors:	Julie Hedgepeth Williams
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-58838-282-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Ships & shipping: general interest > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Promotions
LSN:	1-58838-282-6
Barcode:	9781588382825

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