Preface: A vast ocean of things I didn't know -- Of those in peril on the sea -- As far from the sea as a person could get -- Caught in a maelstrom -- Deliver us from seasickness -- To the lifeboats--women and children first! -- 'To see how the sea flap-dragoned it' -- Pull for the shore, sailor -- Tossed on the ocean of life -- Navigating new waters -- Phantom from a watery grave -- Afterword: Titanic memorabilia.;Of the families that boarded the unsinkable Titanic in 1912, only a fourth stayed together during the sinking and arrived safely in New York. Albert and Sylvia Caldwell and their 10 month old son, Alden, were one of those rare Titanic families. Author Julie Williams draws on first person accounts from her great Uncle Albert and extensive research to tell the fascinating story of the young family who were saved by a combination of luck, pluck, Albert's outgoing nature, Sylvia's illness, and Alden's helplessness. Their detailed story of the short life of the Titanic and their lucky rescue aboard the ill starred Lifeboat 13 has never been fully told in Titanic literature. A Rare Titanic Family includes a photo taken of them on deck an unusual surviving souvenir sent to them after the disaster. But the trip on the Titanic was only one part of a bigger nightmare for the Caldwells.