Titanic: Fortune and Fate : Letters, Mementos, and Personal Effects from Those Who Sailed on the Lost Ship
This small volume, companion to an exhibit put on by the Mariners' Museum of Newport News, Virginia, brings readers a little closer to understanding the lives of the passengers and crew ofTitanic. The numerous photographs include not only portraits of people on board the ship, but snapshots of several artifacts--includingTitanicpostcards and passenger lists, as well as John Jacob Astor's gold cuff links and the medal given to the crew of theCarpathiafor their rescue efforts.