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First and Foremost A Sailor : Charles Herbert Lightoller


Another great article from BG Burdette

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Charles Herbert Lightoller lived an anything but droll life. Where the sailor could be found, adventure lurked not far behind. Born in 1874 in Lancashire, England, Lightoller was practically an orphan. His mother had died when he was a baby and his father later remarried and left for New Zealand. Lightoller and his siblings were then cared for by an aunt and uncle.

In 1888 Lightoller had decided that his future rested with the sea. He joined the Primrose Hill as an apprentice. It was a tough voyage for the teenager. He was horribly seasick for the first few days and the ship was filled with a never ending supply of rats and cockroaches.

At the age of 16 Lightoller found himself shipwrecked on St. Paul’s Island after his latest ship, the Holt Hill ran aground. All but one of the crew survived the event. St. Paul’s was a barren…

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Titanic: A great Place to Learn More …


The 'Titanic 100' exhibition - Belfast City Hall.

The 'Titanic 100' exhibition - Belfast City Hall. (Photo credit: infomatique)

This Titanic site, the Official Titanic site of Belfast, Ireland, has some great stories on it. I am also looking forward to visiting their new museum.

click on link for a great site chock full of stories you’ve probably never heard before: www.the-titanic.com

The 'Titanic 100' exhibition - Belfast City Hall.

The 'Titanic 100' exhibition - Belfast City Hall. (Photo credit: infomatique)

The 'Titanic 100' exhibition - Belfast City Hall.

The 'Titanic 100' exhibition - Belfast City Hall. (Photo credit: infomatique)

A memorial to the Titanic - built in a Belfast...

A memorial to the Titanic - built in a Belfast shipyard - stands in front of City Hall. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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This is for the Person Who Knows Everything About the Titanic …


… or things they do. Over 200,000 Titanic related documents have just been released. Including documents such as Captain E.J. Smith‘s will. What can YOU learn?

click on the link to read the article: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/04/09/titanic-history-website-publishes-200000-records-related-to-doomed-ocean-liner_n_1411827.html

Statue of Captain Edward Smith in Beacon Park,...

Statue of Captain Edward Smith in Beacon Park, Lichfield (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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You Interested In Advertising With Me?


My web site reaches around the world with visitors from every continent (at last count more than 50 countries). But, wouldn’t you like to reach even more people AND have something that is exclusive?

Sponsor one of my E-books. You will get visibility on my web site here, my facebook, LinkedIn, and twitter accounts, and that is just for starters.

My readership is even larger than my web site audience. My E-books are downloaded through: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Sony, Kobe, Diesel, Baker-Taylor, LuLu, Smashwords, and iTunes. That’s just the top 10, and does not include any of the libraries that also carry my books.

When you sponsor one of my E-books, you choose from: already published, or yet to be published, free or for sale, and you choose which available book title, in your selected category, that you want to sponsor. Plus each e-book has only one sponsor, that’s right you have an exclusive.

You receive a complete page after the title page with “SPONSORED BY” at the top, follow by your logo, slogan, what your service or product is, and your web address with a link. Also, you will be named in acknowledgements.

Plus an announcement that YOU are sponsoring one of my books (this goes out to all my web sites). So, you get exposure on all of my web sites, dozens of E-book retailers and E-book formats.

How long you ask? Minimum one year, or until a new edition of your book comes out. That’s edition, not an update. If you sponsor a first edition and it is updated a dozen times you are still the sponsor and will stay the sponsor until the second edition comes out. (So, I guess you could say for anywhere from 1 year to … well … decades.)

You also get to purchase your book at wholesale prices. You can give it to clients, customers, employees or anything else you might do with a book you bought. (I will give you a code and address so you can go directly to my distributor and purchase as many copies as you want, all at wholesale prices).

All of this for one price. No annual fees. And if a new edition is going to come out (since you sponsored the previous edition) you get the first opportunity to sponsor the new edition.

There are some restrictions:

1) No sponsorships will be accepted from any person or entity that involves gratuitous sex or violence.

2) Also, no sponsorships will be accepted from book retailers, wholesalers, or distributors. The companies that distribute my books do not want books from me that contain references and links to their competitors, and I do not blame them.

3) I am very particular about the public image of my books, so this list may be changed at anytime without advance notice.

E-mail me at: admjcc2author@mail.com

 

JUST A FEW OF THE E-READERS YOU CAN READ MY BOOKS ON

A Picture of a eBook Español: Foto de eBook Бе...

A Picture of a eBook Español: Foto de eBook Беларуская: Фотаздымак электроннай кнігі Русский: Фотография электронной книги (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Barnes & Noble Nook

Barnes & Noble Nook (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Barnes & Noble nook (ebook reader device)

Barnes & Noble nook (ebook reader device) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

e-book

e-book (Photo credit: Ángela Espinosa)

e-books EPUB

e-books EPUB (Photo credit: ceslava.com)

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Titanic’s Forgotten Passengers


Here is an article I found on Titanic’s forgotten passengers. Click the link to read.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/11/titanic-anniversary-sheds-light-on-passengers-of-color_n_1418049.html

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