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Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania / Erik Larson.

Larson, Erik, 1954- (author.).

Summary:

The #1 New York Times best-selling author of In the Garden of Beasts presents a 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.

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  • ISBN: 9780553446753
  • ISBN: 0553446754
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustration, map.
  • Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, [2015]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Mining suspense -- A word from the captain -- "Bloody monkeys" -- Jump rope and caviar -- Dead wake -- The black soul -- The sea of secrets -- Personal effects.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 16 2015).
Subject: Lusitania (Steamship)
World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, German.
Shipping > Government policy > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
HISTORY / Europe / Western
Genre: Electronic books.

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