Titanic: Women and Children First

By Judith B. Geller

Book Overview

Also assembled here are fascinating color photographs of recently recovered artifacts, linked to their owners wherever possible, as well as period postcards, advertisements, and pictures. This book contains the most up-to-date passenger list yet published; a chart of the women and children who perished or were saved presented by class; and a comprehensive index which make this not just a moving chronicle of a uniquely painful event but also an invaluable resource.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393046664
• ISBN13: 9780393046663
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.8" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful book for those studying the Titanic!

This book was so informative! Anyone interested in the Titanic would love this.

Interesting Angle on an Old Topic

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.

A "Grand Staircase" Book

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.

Great storytelling!

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.

Fresh , new information

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.

My absolute favorate Titanic book

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.