"We have been together for 40 years, and we will not separate now." Ida Straus
Refusing the lifeboat offered to her, Ida Straus chose to stay aboard the sinking Titanic with her husband Isidor, the New York department store magnate and philanthropist. They perished together when the "unsinkable" ship slipped into the Atlantic in April of 1912.
Famous Last Words came into my life over a cup of coffee with my husband. It's the kind of book I would like to write one day, short, simple, funny and impactful. It ranges from the somber to memorable to down right hysterical. I snarfed my coffee more then once that day and have enjoyed the purchase ever since. If you have only a passing fancy with history, or need to make a paper/report more interesting or if you just want to start your day with something fun then these 177 pages are right for you.
Case in point. "Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something." ~Pancho Villa
Famous Last Words, Fond Farewells, Deathbed Diatribes and Exclamations Upon Expiration. Compiled by Ray Robinson, printed by Workman Publishing, New York. April 2003.
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