The Titanic sinking was a tragic affair on a number of different levels; however April 15, 1912 was a great night for the Anglo-Saxon hegemony and the values they held dear. As the attached article makes clear, chivalry and other examples of good form were all in place as the great ship went down. It was remembered with pride how even the most pampered of millionaire industrialists stepped aside so that others might have a place on the lifeboats (all except J. Bruce Ismay).
Few onboard Titanic were braver than the ship’s musicians…
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Benjamin Guggenheim Brave Titanic Deathedwardian ideals on titanicGeorge d Widener Brave Titanic DeathWashington Roebling Titanic Brave DeathClarence Moore Titanic Brave DeathGentlemanly Ideals Upheld as TITANIC was SinkingLegends of Anglo-Saxon Values on-board Titanic 1912legends of Titanic Heroes 19121912 news reports of Good Behavior as Titanic was sinking
Benjamin Guggenheim Brave Titanic Deathedwardian ideals on titanicGeorge d Widener Brave Titanic DeathWashington Roebling Titanic Brave DeathClarence Moore Titanic Brave DeathGentlemanly Ideals Upheld as TITANIC was SinkingLegends of Anglo-Saxon Values on-board Titanic 1912legends of Titanic Heroes 19121912 news reports of Good Behavior as Titanic was sinking
