The Lusitania : Part 1 : Contents

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Stories life and death from the sinking of the Lusitania. …if…

The Lusitania : Part 2 : Three Narratives

Each May marks the anniversary of one of the 20th century’s…

The Lusitania : Part 3 : The Survivor

Lusitania survivor Barbara McDermott tells her story. There…

The Lusitania : Part 4 : The Families

Only a handful of the Lusitania’s families, and we are expanding…

The Lusitania : Part 5 : The Struggle to Abandon Ship

Robert William Whaley, John Idwal Lewis and Walter Dawson Robert…

The Lusitania : Part 6 : The Port Boats

One enduring Lusitania myth is that of the chaos that reigned…

The Lusitania : Part 7 : Passengers of Distinction

Stories of some notable Lusitania passengers. Photograph…

The Lusitania : Part 8 : A Hint of Scandal

Scandalous stories The sinking of the Lusitania had the…

The Lusitania : Part 9 : Earlier Voyages

Lusitania, Eluding Enemy Nears Port... The general perception…

The Lusitania : Part 10: The Warning

THE WARNING:  “Now, if your upper classes run away like this…

The Lusitania : Part 11: In The Water; A Lethargic Drift into Death

Passengers who sank with the Lusitania who did not drown in the…

The Lusitania : Part 12 : Gone Forever: The Dead and the Missing

Eyes picked out by birds... An elderly lady, between 40…

The Lusitania : Part 13 : The Morning After: Post Traumatic Stress

A deck view in Second Class Jim Kalafus Collection The…

The Lusitania : Part 14 : Casualties of War

Sitting at Barbara’s kitchen table, on a late summer visit,…

The Lusitania : Part 15 : Happy Ending/Immortality

We part from Barbara McDermott on a happy note. We always do.…

The Lusitania : Part 16 : Appendices

Appendix A: The Unidentified # 6.  Female. 60 Years.…