The Popcorn Vendor

Last Night on the Titanic by Support

May 15, 201927:27Society & Culture

One legendary fixture on the Titanic was a gregarious popcorn vendor known as Popcorn Dan (Coxon). He was one of America’s first food truck operators and a highly successful purveyor of popcorn. Coxon lived an interestin...

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