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To understand the appeal of dead wake, erik larsons new book about the sinking of the lusitania, its not a bad idea to start at the back of the volume among the footnotes, where authors conduct their shop talk, telling you how they know what they know. The lusitania was the pride of the cunard line, so sumptuous that its first class dining room was. The eastland disaster killed more passengers than the titanic and the lusitania. Erik larsons new book about the sinking of the liner lusitania by a german u boat in 1915 brings the past stingingly alive. You feel, viscerally, what its like to be on a sinking ship, and the weight of life lost that day. The last crossing of the lusitania erik larson deftly narrates the illfated voyage, noting how crew and passengers largely ignored the explicit warning issued by the german embassy. The author of the nonfiction book about the lusitania speaks at 7 p. Researching his riveting new book, dead wake, larsen sorted through passenger manifests and correspondence, reconstructing meals, games, wardrobes, and worries of its selfcontained world.

Dead wake the last crossing of the lusitania is a surprisingly well crafted retelling of a known event. My sincere thanks to the publisher, crown, for trusting me with an e. Author erik larson reads from his latest book, dead wake. When i heard that one of my favorite authors, eric larson was going to cover this subject in dead wake. The eastland disaster killed more passengers than the.

The lusitania is about to sink and sink, and sink all over again. The fact that this is coming through a pageturner history book, where all the figures and details reveal an impeccable eye and thorough research, is just one of the odd. This may is the 100th anniversary of the attack on the grand british ocean liner by a german submarine, and the expected. The last crossing of the lusitania by erik larson online at alibris. Erik larsons dead wake, about the lusitania the new york times.

After this im certain i read a book about the lusitania though for the life of me i cant remember if it was fiction or not. The last crossing of the lusitania, he had, he admits, a hazy knowledge of the tragedy tucked somewhere between the civil war and pearl harbor. Chicagos working poor were expecting a day in luxury. The last crossing of the lusitania hardcover mar 10 2015. The last crossing of the lusitania by erik larson crown, 430 pp. The last crossing of the lusitania is a 2015 new york times non fiction bestseller written by author erik larson. Of the nearly 2,000 people on board, 1,198 died more than 120 of them. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dead wake. Thus charles lauriat, a boston rare book dealer, comes aboard with a.

One hundred years after the liner lusitania was sunk by a german. The fact that this is coming through a pageturner history book, where all. Perhaps the most astonishing part of this breezy book is the letter that. He also uncovered a littleknown story of naval espionage that paralleled the disaster, a game of foxand hounds carried out by an unlikely team of british. Erik larsons dead wake, about the lusitania the new. It was, by all accounts, a beautiful day on the southern coast of ireland on may 7, 1915. Easy and costeffective ways to spruce up your home.

Dead wake by erik larson erik larsons new book about the sinking of the liner lusitania by a german uboat in 1915 brings the past stingingly alive. These are typically the literary equivalent of legal fine print afterthoughts included grudgingly, from professional obligation. The last crossing of the lusitania is a 2015 new york times nonfiction bestseller written by author erik larson. Dead wakeis an entertaining book about a great subject, and it will do.

The book looks at the sinking of lusitania during world war i and the events surrounding the sinking. Erik larsons new book about the sinking of the liner lusitania by a german uboat in 1915 brings the past stingingly alive. The last crossing of the lusitania kindle edition by larson, erik. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.