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Titanic: Women and Children First

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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 researched a fair representative of the female passengers, from pregnant Madeleine Astor and the indomitable Molly Brown to the Swedish immigrant mothers many decks below. Generously sprinkled with photos of salvaged artifacts, TITANIC: WOMEN AND CHILDREN FISRT is really a marvelous read.

There has rarely been a book published lately which would leave a Titanic expert or novice breathless. This school of thought has been throw out the window with in-depth short stories of survivors and victims. Judith Geller takes a reader back in time and puts a human face on tragic numbers and statistics. Simply put, Ms. Geller makes you feel what they felt over 87 years ago! This is a book you'll read again and again.

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-researched, well-illustrated, well-written account. The 'feminist history' angle is interesting and Geller's writing makes you feel as if you shared a cold night in a lifeboat with these women and children.

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, pictures of titanic artefacts recovered from the ocean floor on every page. A good book,though a bit vague sometimes.

I thought this was an excellent account; I didn't know what type of reading it would be but found I could not put it down. I have long been curious about the women and children who DID survive the sinking of the Titanic. This tells us in a lovely way how these traumatized humans coped with such a devastating loss, especially since we always heard they were reluctant to speak of that event.

This book provides new and insightful information on the lesser known passangers on the ship. Interesting facts along with a brief history of the women and children on board.

A wonderful Titanic book. It tells the story of dozens of families on the Titanic. I'm eleven and it's one of my favorate books.

This book about Titanic's passengers is chocked full of new information--both sad and enlightening. I found it well written and a welcome addition to Titanic literature, which up until now has mainly concentrated on the ship and not the human element of the sinking. The author has managed to turn up new photographs along with the new material--refreshing not to see those overused oldies.

I am so glad someone took the time to acknowledge the women and there stories. But I do wish more time and correct information was put into this project. I found at least three stories and I have not finished it yet have been told with the information that was given at the time, and not which was later proven to be the truth on the future lives and death's of some of the women who's stories were told here. Althought not always pretty the truth is available for those who seek to find it and should have been included here.

Another subject I have read and read and read about. And have a lot of books on. It was great.