{"product_id":"the-lucky-and-the-lostbooks","title":"The Lucky and the Lost","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling, illustrated narrative history of the children who sailed aboard the doomed RMS Titanic—both those who survived and those who perished—from the celebrated author of Halifax and Titanic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMore than half the children aboard Titanic died in the sinking, calling into question the notion of \"women and children first.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Lucky and the Lost: The Lives of Titanic's Children\u003c\/i\u003e, historian John Boileau tells the stories of the children who fortunately escaped in lifeboats and those who tragically did not. It also examines the heart-breaking circumstances of the victims' deaths as well as the fascinating stories of survivors' lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eUniquely, \u003ci\u003eThe Lucky and the Lost\u003c\/i\u003e tells the stories of ten yet-unborn children whose mothers survived to give birth. This includes the children of Madeleine Astor, wife of John Jacob Astor—the richest man to perish in the disaste—and Juliette Laroche, wife of Joseph Laroche, the only Black man onboard, as well as the stories of twenty-three Lebanese children onboard, another largely unknown feature of the disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lucky and the Lost\u003c\/i\u003e includes compelling stories of survivors in later life (an aspect not included in most \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e books) and the lasting effect the sinking had on them. With forty black-and-white images as well as numerous maps and illustrations, \u003ci\u003eThe Lucky and the Lost\u003c\/i\u003e offers the most complete accounting to date of the fates of the children aboard the doomed ocean liner.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Boileau, John","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Atlantic Canada)","offer_id":47345944723680,"sku":"","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_faeff8c2-1ca3-4e74-82d5-d2c01917a964.jpg?v=1746733236","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lucky-and-the-lostbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}