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Archibald Gracie IV (January 15, 1858 – December 4, 1912) was an American writer, soldier, amateur historian, real estate investor, and passenger aboard RMS Titanic. Gracie survived the sinking of the Titanic by climbing aboard an overturned collapsible lifeboat and wrote a popular book about the disaster. [1]
Learn about the life and experiences of Colonel Archibald Gracie IV, a wealthy and influential American who survived the Titanic disaster in 1912. Read his account of the sinking, his friendship with Isidor Straus, and his book \"The Truth About the Titanic\".
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Colonel Archibald Gracie IV was an American writer, amateur historian, real estate investor, and passenger of the RMS Titanic. He survived the sinking of the ship by climbing aboard the overturned Collapsible Lifeboat B, and wrote a popular book about the disaster, which is still in print today.
Archibald Gracie IV. RMS Titanic Disaster Survivor, Author. He is one of the few persons to have gone down with the RMS Titanic, yet survived the actual sinking. Born Archibald Gracie IV, in Mobile, Alabama, his father was a West Point graduate who became a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army and was killed in the Battle of...
Colonel Archibald Gracie IV (January 17, 1859 – December 4, 1912) was an American writer, amateur historian, real estate investor, and survivor of the sinking of the R.M.S Titanic. He survived the sinking by climbing aboard an overturned lifeboat.
Gracie's great-grandson, Archibald Gracie IV (1858–1912), was a military officer and writer who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. Coincidentally, one of Gracie IV's fellow travellers on the Titanic was John Jacob Astor IV, great-grandson of frequent Gracie Mansion visitor, and personal friend of Gracie I, John Jacob Astor.
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May 31, 2018 · Learn about the life and legacy of Colonel Archibald Gracie IV, a military man who boarded Titanic alone and helped many women and children into lifeboats. He survived the night in the frigid waters, but died of hypothermia and diabetes soon after.