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Ismay, Clifford.
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Ismay, J. Bruce (Joseph Bruce), 1862-1937.
Titanic (Steamship)
Shipowners -- Biography.
Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
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Ismay, Clifford.
Ismay, J. Bruce (Joseph Bruce), 1862-1937.
Titanic (Steamship)
Shipowners -- Biography.
Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
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Understanding
J
.
Bruce
Ismay
: the
true
story
of the
man
they
called
'the
coward
of
Titanic
' / Clifford
Ismay
; foreword by Tad Fitch.
by
Ismay
, Clifford.
The History Press, 2022.
Call #:
910.91634 I83u
Subjects
Ismay
,
J
.
Bruce
(Joseph
Bruce
), 1862-1937.
Titanic
(Steamship)
Shipowners -- Biography.
Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History.
ISBN:
9780750998666 (pbk.)
Description:
231 p. : ill., genealogical table ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Clifford
Ismay
is 5th cousin to
Bruce
Ismay
. He is currently engaged as director of Maryport Maritime Museum. Until the death of its founder he was privileged to have been Governor and Northern England representative for the
Titanic
Heritage Trust, and is a member of the British
Titanic
Society. He has appeared in many
Titanic
documentaries and been interviewed for television and radio news, and given a number of talks on the subject. He lives in Cumbria.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"
Coward
. Brute. Yellow-livered. For over 100 years,
J
.
Bruce
Ismay
has been the scapegoat of the
Titanic
disaster. He is the villain of every film and TV drama: a fit and able-bodied
man
who sacrificed the lives of women and children in order to survive. Some even claim that it was his fault the
Titanic
sank, that he encouraged the captain to sail faster. But is this the
true
story
? In '
Understanding
J
.
Bruce
Ismay
' Clifford
Ismay
opens up the family archives to uncover the
story
of a quiet
man
savaged by over a century of tabloid press. This is a must-read for any eenthusiast who wishes to form their own opinion of the Tiranic's most infamous survivor.
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