Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania

Larson, Erik

Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania / Erik Larson. - First edition. - New York : Crown Publishers , 2015 - 430 p. : illus. ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-418) and index.

Mining suspense -- A word from the captain -- "Bloody monkeys" -- Jump rope and caviar -- Dead wake -- The black soul -- The sea of secrets -- Epilogue: personal effects.

The 100th-anniversary chronicle of the sinking of the Lusitania that discusses the factors that led to the tragedy and the contributions of such figures as President Wilson, bookseller Charles Lauriat and architect Theodate Pope Riddle.


English.

9780307408860


Lusitania (Steamship)


World War, 1939-1945---Naval operations
Shipping---Government policy---History---Great Britain---20th century
World War, 1939-1945---Germany

D592.L8 / L28 2015

940.4 LAR

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