Titanic Survivor: The Newly Discovered Memoirs of Violet Jessop who Survived Both the Titanic and Britannic Disasters
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (934 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1574091840 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Sailing)Compellinga fresh, indispensable chapter to the legendinvaluable. (Publishers Weekly) . Aside from the disasters, there is much in her memoirs to enjoy; from her tales of travel, to the ships themselves, and to the many characters she met in a fascinating lifetime at sea
"Heroic Woman." according to Kindle Customer. Great story of a real heroic woman.. "fast read" according to C.J.. Does not spend as much time on the subject of the Titanic as you might expect; but is an interesting person. Kept going chapter to chapter to see what she experienced next. (P.S. most likely would not sail with her.) An excellent insight to the class designation of the time.. rcurl777 said Titanic Survivor a Good Read. This book is so interesting. You really learn a lot about life in historic times (late 1800's and early "Titanic Survivor a Good Read" according to rcurl777. This book is so interesting. You really learn a lot about life in historic times (late 1800's and early 20th century). For people who wish life could go back to those days this book is a must for you.. 0th century). For people who wish life could go back to those days this book is a must for you.
But Titanic Survivor is much more. To her, this disaster was even more horrifying-- “Just as life seeming nothing but a whirling, choking ache, I rose to the light of day, my nose barely above the little lapping waves. She knew that only by her own strength of character would she survive. Throughout her 40 year time at sea she survived an unbelievable series of events including the sinking of the TITANIC. Violet Jessop's life is an inspiring story of survival. A unique autobiography for those who want to know how it really felt, a story that could be told only by a Titanic Survivor.. I opened my eyes on an indescribable scene of slaughter, which made me shut them again to keep it out." By the end of her story we have a met a woman who could handle whatever life threw at her with determination and good humor. But four years later Violet, now a nurse with the British Red Cross, was on board the World War I hospital ship BRITANNIC when it struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Aegean. Born in 1887 in Argentina, the eldest child of Irish immigrants, at the age of 21 she became the breadwinner for her widowed mother and five siblings when she commenced a career as a stewardess and nurse on some of the most famous ocean going vessels of the day. “One awful moment of empty, misty blackness enveloped us in its loneliness, then an unforgettable, agonizing cry went up from 1500 despairing throats, a long wail and then silence and our tiny craft tossing abou
She worked aboard ships into her sixties, traveling all over the world. Violet Jessop (1887-1971) was a maritime stewardess and nurse who survived the sinking of both the Titanic and Britannic. After her last voyage, she lived the rest of her life in Suffolk, England.