The Titanic Chronicles of Edith Rosenbaum

Book excerpt: One of the most flamboyant characters on the Titanic, fashion correspondent Edith Rosenbaum was a first class passenger and survivor. In the ensuing decades she wrote and spoke widely on the disaster, much to the chagrin of her friends who either wished she had gone down with the Titanic, or caustically said that "you'd think she was the only person on the ship," the way she commented continually on the famous sinking! Compiled here for the first time is a critical analysis of her comments on her experiences as they evolved over time. A gripping read of how one woman and her musical pig mascot escaped one of the most infamous events in history.