About the Book

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

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 208 pages

Language: English

Publisher: NewSouth

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 1588382826

Publication Date: Dec. 1st, 2011

ISBN-13: 9781588382825

Dimensions: 6.10 x 9.00 x 1.00 inches

Shipping Weight: 0.70 lbs

• Categories: General Historical Fiction Biographies & General Historical Fiction Autobiographies Ships & Shipbuilding History