Heroine of the Titanic
Subtitle: the real unsinkable Molly Brown
By: Elaine Landau
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780395939123
Subjects: Titanic (Steamship); Social reformers; Women social reformers; Reformers; Juvenile literature; Biography; Women
Description: Biography of the indomitable Margaret Brown (the Unsinkable Molly Brown), best known for her bravery and compassion during the sinking of the Titanic. She was an outspoken suffragist, champion of miners' rights, supporter of charitable causes, and one of the first women to run for the U.S. Congress. Grades 5-8.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-125) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. "Water, water, water"; title: 2. A hero among us; title: 3. It started in Hannibal; title: 4. Life in Leadville; title: 5. The newlyweds; title: 6. Onward to Denver; title: 7. Heroine of the Titanic; title: 8. In later years.