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Rich Men Poor Men: Ryersons on the Titanic Kindle Edition

by Phyllis Ryerse (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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When Titanic sailed on her maiden voyage she carried two cousins. one, one of the richest men aboard and the other a steward in Second Class. Both Ryersons had never met and never knew each other was on board but their unique tale is told by Phyliss Ryerse, a relative herself of both. As the ship went down, Steward William Ryerson made it into lifeboat 9, while Arthur Ryerson placed his family into boat 4. The Ryersons had been making a rushed dash back to the USA, after the death of their son in an automobile accident. Little did Emily Ryerson know that both her son and husband would die so tragically. William Ryerson, a cousin of one of the richest men aboard, had been born in Canada but had served with the British Army before becoming a steward aboard Titanic. Phyllis Ryerse tells the story of the Ryersons aboard Titanic and illustrates the story with many unseen images.
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Phyllis Ryerse tells the story of her relatives aboard the Titanic.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00EZ72KIY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amberley Publishing (September 3, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 3, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 14954 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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Phyllis Ryerse

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The mirror tells me I'm a grandmother.....but the real me drives a hot little red sports car! I've been fascinated with family history for over 50 years.....have written magazine articles, stories for historical journals, 20 or more family genealogies.......and when I discovered that 3 'cousins' in my husbands family were lost on 3 famous ship tragedies (Titanic-Lusitania-Ercolano), I knew I had to record those stories in book form. At last....all three are now available on amazon.com. It was important that these stories be told.

I think I'm done writing family history books.....but who knows what incredible stories there are yet to be discovered!

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Susan A Grossman
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book on the Ryersons
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2013
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This book is wonderfully written and doesn't take a lot of time to finish it because you can't put it down ! I shared it with my sisters and they both loved it too. I highly recoommend it if you are at all interested in the Titanic and what some of the passengers had to endure.
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Strawberry
5.0 out of 5 stars Phyllis did an excellent job!
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2013
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I had been communicating w/ Phyllis before she wrote the book. Mrs. Emily Ryerson married my great uncle in 1927. I was able to supply her w/ the history of her second husband along w/ pictures of their villa. Its nice to see it in print.
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Charles Heebner
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2015
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Mary Ann
5.0 out of 5 stars Rich Men Poor Men Ryersons on the Titanic
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2013
This book adds to the list of good books about Titanic people. The husband of the author, Phyllis Ryerse, is a distant cousin of the Ryersons. (Her husband's family retained the Dutch spelling.) William Edwy Ryerson was a second-class dining steward on the Titanic. The other Ryersons aboard the ship were the more well-known first-class passengers Arthur L. Ryerson, Sr., his wife, Emily, and their children Emily, John "Jack" and Suzette, along with Mrs. Ryerson's French maid, Victorine Chaudanson and Jack's governess, Grace Scott Bowen. Phyllis spent years researching the story of the Ryersons aboard Titanic and has put together a fascinating look at the two families. It's chock-full of detail about the people as well as photos, documents and other illustrations that flesh out the story. Some of these have never been published before. The book is very well-written, as Phyllis seems to be a natural storyteller, so it's an easy read. Anyone interested in Titanic's passengers will enjoy this book. Besides giving a gripping account of how the disaster unfolded for these two families, Phyllis Ryerse follows up on their lives later. One chapter details Mrs. Ryerson's life after the Titanic. I knew nothing about this, and found it fascinating. The author has done an excellent job of researching and sharing with us a unique part of Titanic's story. I highly recommend the book.
--Mary Ann Whitley, co-author with Janet A. White of Ohio Tales of the Titanic: The Buckeye State's Fascinating Connections to the World's Most Famous Shipwreck. Blog: [...]
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M. Bailey
4.0 out of 5 stars A little treat
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2013
Only 127 pages long, with many pages of b&w photos and illustrations, this is a brief but fascinating look at a family's experience on the Titanic as seen from the perspectives of very distant cousins, one extremely wealthy and the other a steward on the ship. Magnate Arthur Ryerson of Philadelphia was returning home with his family after receiving news that his eldest son had died in a car accident. The Titanic happened to be the first available ship. William Ryerson, pleased to have been hired for the voyage, is hoping to get back to England in time for his third child's birth.

The author, a relative of both men, has interviewed descendants of both lines and interwoven her insider information with a history of the voyage and its aftermath. The book is breathless at times, with a few too many exclamation marks, but not so much that the reader is dissuaded from continuing. I was able to visualize much of what it described, and it fit quite well with what many readers will have seen in Cameron's film. The photos, diagrams, and contemporary drawings and newspaper articles add to the sense of realism. If you have interest in the Titanic, this is a little treat awaiting you.
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Michael Poirier
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic family story with Titanic twist
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2013
The author, Phyllis Ryerse, has been tireless in her quest for uncovering her family's roots. Now, information is to be had at the click of a mouse, but she did it the old fashioned way, before the internet. Ryerse pieces together the portrait of a family with roots steeped in American history. This particular branch was on a sad mission; their son and brother was killed in an accident and they were returning home on the TITANIC. She skillfully weaves a story of heartbreak amidst the backdrop of the greatest liner of her day. Then tragedy strikes again, the ship is sinking and there aren't enough boats. The author uses the Ryerson's own words to tell the story. Those interested in the Titanic will find this a great addition to their library.
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