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A Titanic Journey Across the Sea, 1912
"They were sisters, yet strangers;
realistic sixteen-year-old Alfreda Anderson and fanciful ten-year-old
Erna, divided by hardship but united in the adventure of sailing to
America. Alfreda dreamed of new beginnings, far from he drudgery of
life with her aunt and uncle on a small island off the coast of Sweden,
while Erna already missed her home and feared the journey to Chicago
and the father they hadn't seen in years. Papa had sent tickets for
Mother and their sick little brother, Karl, but only the girls would
make the journey -- on the splendid new ship Titanic.
"As the sisters became friends, Alfreda
felt they could conquer whatever challenge they met. Anything was
possible--until the night of the iceberg. The night Titanic
sailed into history and the two sisters met a destiny no one could have
foretold..." - -Quoted from the book jacket of the Minstrel®
edition.
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