Unusual People

Do you read books about unusual people and unusual topics? 

Of course, there have been movies made about the following people; somehow, reading the books are more enjoyable.  If you have ever visited Denver, you can tour the home of Margaret Brown--very interesting story tour.

 Margaret Brown, posthumously known as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown", was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was a passenger on the RMS Titanic which sank in 1912 and she unsuccessfully urged the crew in Lifeboat No. 6 to return to the debris field to look for survivors.  Molly Brown", was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was a passenger on the RMS Titanic which sank in 1912 and she unsuccessfully urged the crew in Lifeboat No. 6 to return to the debris field to look for survivors. 

Born: July 18, 1867, Hannibal, MO

Died: October 26, 1932, Barbizon Hotel, New York, NY

Children: Lawrence Brown, Catherine Ellen Brown

Spouse: James Joseph Brown (m. 1886–1909)

Siblings: Mary Ann Collins, Helen Tobin, Daniel Tobin, Catherine Bridget Tobin, William Tobin, Michael Tobin

Parents: Johanna Tobin, John Tobin

This book is so earth shaking!  It's hard to believe this fellow met so many obstacles during WWII.  There is also a movie.  Unbroken! 

Louis Silvie Zamperini was an American World War II veteran, an Olympic distance runner and a Christian Evangelist. He took up running in high school and qualified for the United States in the 5,000 m race for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, finishing 8th while setting a new lap record in the process. 

Born: January 26, 1917, Olean, NY

Died: July 2, 2014, Los Angeles, CA

Spouse: Cynthia Applewhite (m. 1946–2001)

Siblings: Pete Zamperini, Sylvia Zamperini, Virginia Zamperini

Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, 

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead--  There are many books about this event

Isaac Tatem Hopper was an American abolitionist who was active in Philadelphia in the anti-slavery movement and protecting fugitive slaves and free blacks from slave kidnappers. 

• Born: December 3, 1771, Deptford Township, New Jersey, United States
• Died: May 7, 1852, New York City, New York, United States
• Spouse: Sarah Tatum Hopper
• Children: Abigail Hopper Gibbons