Learn about the Birkhead through this stirring collection of survivor accounts.
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In 1852, the British H.M. Troopship Birkenhead was traveling to South Africa when she hit a ledge and foundered. On board were more than seven hundred men, women, and children. With only twenty minutes left before she would sink, the decision was made to place all women and children aboard the few life boats. The men would remain behind and face the man-eating sharks circling the disaster. Hundreds of men drowned or were eaten alive, but not a single woman or child perished that day. In past years, this story was known by every schoolboy and girl. Now, you can learn about the Birkenhead through this stirring collection of survivor accounts.
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This is a great book of bravery and heroism. I was born & grew up within sight of the Laird ship yard [known to me as the Camel-Laird ship yard.] I did write to the publisher after being unable to contact the author, to point out a very serious error at the beginning of the book in Chapter 1. The visionary founder of the Boy Scouts was Lord Baden Powell, not as shown, Lord Baton Powell as I'm sure many people know.
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Why do we care about women?,
By sally anne (Eastern WA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Birkenhead Drill (Paperback)
Because how we treat them matters...for the future. Great story, great moral. Worth the read :)
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"The same thing that entered into the training of these men, knights, pioneers ... must enter into the training of the boy scouts of today." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Captain Salmond, Simon's Bay, Captain Wright, Captain Smales, South Africa, Danger Point, Lieutenant Girardot, Cape Danger, Indian Ocean, Sierra Leone New!
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"The same thing that entered into the training of these men, knights, pioneers ... must enter into the training of the boy scouts of today." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Captain Salmond, Simon's Bay, Captain Wright, Captain Smales, South Africa, Danger Point, Lieutenant Girardot, Cape Danger, Indian Ocean, Sierra Leone New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- John Smith (Just in Time Biographies Series) by Melanie Zucker Stanley in Back Matter
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