Description
| Product ID: | 9781445610139 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Rich Men Poor Men |
| Subtitle: | Ryersons on the Titanic |
| Authors: | Author: Phyllis Ryerse |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, Maritime history, Maritime history, c 1900 - c 1914 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The unique tale of two cousins separated by an ocean and a class system. One would die, the other survive When Titanic sailed on her maiden voyage she carried two cousins. one, one of the richest men aboard and the other a steward in Second Class. Both Ryersons had never met and never knew each other was on board but their unique tale is told by Phyliss Ryerse, a relative herself of both. As the ship went down, Steward William Ryerson made it into lifeboat 9, while Arthur Ryerson placed his family into boat 4. The Ryersons had been making a rushed dash back to the USA, after the death of their son in an automobile accident. Little did Emily Ryerson know that both her son and husband would die so tragically. William Ryerson, a cousin of one of the richest men aboard, had been born in Canada but had served with the British Army before becoming a steward aboard Titanic. Phyllis Ryerse tells the story of the Ryersons aboard Titanic and illustrates the story with many unseen images. |
| Imprint Name: | Amberley Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Amberley Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2012-12-15 |
