Unsinkable: The Molly Brown Story

by Joyce B. Lohse

Margaret 'Molly' Brown's life was the stuff of legends. The heroine of the Titanic disaster was also a business woman, art collector, social and political activist,and philantropist during her full life. As she said of others, she had "a heart as big as a ham."

Molly Brown was heroine of the Titanic disaster, but when asked about the experience, she said, "Please don't say I'm a heroine. I did only the natural thing and not the heroic...It isn't who you are, nor what you have, but what you are that counts. That was proved on the Titanic...it was the Brown luck. I'm the unsinkable Mrs. J.J. Brown."

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography

62 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 15, 2006

About the author

Colorado author Joyce B. Lohse combines a degree in journalism with genealogy research skills and a passion for western history to create award-winning biographies for all ages. Her seven biographies have won two silver WILLA awards, five Colorado Independent Publishers’ EVVY awards, and a Colorado Authors’ League Top Hand award. She has also written many articles, and her program essays are included in several Pikes Peak Library District history symposia publications.

Subjects for Joyce Lohse’s biographies include Colorado’s Baby Doe Tabor, General William Palmer, Unsinkable “Molly” Brown, Educator Emily Griffith, Dr. Justina Ford, and Colorado’s Original Governor and First Lady, John and Eliza Routt. In 2008, Joyce accepted induction into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame’s for Eliza Routt. During the past decade, she has presented over 200 programs to Colorado Front Range groups. In her free time, Joyce lurks in cemeteries and archives, researching stories about Colorado pioneers.

"I combine journalism, genealogy and history to write biographies. My goal is to preserve and share true stories about pioneers and history of the American West through books, articles, and presentations."
-- Joyce B. Lohse

Reviews

[Buffy Rochard · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book isn’t a detailed biography of Margaret Brown’s life, but I had just visited the Molly Brown House Museum in Denver and just wanted to know a little more about her life, so it was perfect for that. What a life she led! She’s definitely going on my imaginary dinner party list!

[Vicki Gooding · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Biographical read. Having grown up in CO I heard a lot about Molly Brown. This amazing book gave bones to facts and made it a charming, exciting little read.

[Tammy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written for a younger audience but still very helpful for older readers who don't know anything more about Mrs. Brown than she survived the Titanic. If you think her name really was "Molly" then you may want to give the book a read.

[Lori · Rating 3 out of 5]

For the mom-dot book club. Toured the Molly Brown house after we read the book. It was fun to see the house after reading about it.

[Corey · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book contains lots of fun facts...but it was very poorly written and needs a good editor to review it and give it new life

[Diane · Rating 2 out of 5]

eh! basic info...sorry I spent $10 - could've found out that much on the internet