"Popcorn Dan" proved to be a real man. His name was Dan Coxon and he was a one-armed popcorn vendor who had traveled to his native Britain to visit, but then delayed his return home so he could return aboard "a highly touted new steamer, the Titanic," according to Veronica Hinke.
Traveling in steerage, Coxon boarded the Titanic in Southampton only to be lost forever in the disaster. His body was never recovered.
"I was in awe of how this man was able to travel such a great distance from northern Wisconsin, and on board such a magnificent ship," said Hinke. "Coxon's story led me to delve further into the story of the Titanic. to discover more about the on-board experiences of others like Cowon.
"What did they eat? What did they drink?" Hinke wanted to know. "I found every piece of information I could about people who had tucked away menus or written letters home, like the splendid letter that passenger Adolphe Saalfeld wrote home to his wife, Gertrude telling in incredible detail, of the fabulous lunch that he ate on his first day aboard the Titanic."
--Cooter
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