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
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