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Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania

Larson, Erik, 1954-

Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania Last crossing of the Lusitania - First edition. - 430 pages.

Includes bibliographical references 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 #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.

9780307408860 (hardcover) 0307408868 (hardcover) 9780307408877 (pbk.) 0307408876 (pbk.)

2014034182


Lusitania (Steamship)


World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations, German.
Shipping--Government policy--History--Great Britain--20th century.

D592.L8 / L28 2015

940.4/514