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Mar 22, 2016 · Paperback – March 22, 2016. by Erik Larson (Author) 4.4 31,935 ratings. #1 Best Seller in Ship History. See all formats and editions. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania.
Gripping and important, Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster whose intimate details and true meaning have long been obscured by history. “Both terrifying and enthralling…Larson’s incredible detail pulls you under and never lets you go.”
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania. Erik Larson. 4.12. 145,760 ratings13,527 reviews. Goodreads Choice Award. Winner for Best History & Biography (2015) From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania.
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania is a 2015 New York Times non-fiction bestseller written by author Erik Larson. The book looks at the sinking of Lusitania during World War I and the events surrounding the sinking.
Full of glamour and suspense, Dead Wake brings to life a cast of evocative characters, from famed Boston bookseller Charles Lauriat to pioneering female architect Theodate Pope to President Woodrow Wilson, a man lost to grief, dreading the widening war but also captivated by the prospect of new love.
Mar 22, 2016 · Barnes & Noble Review Interview with Erik Larson. In May 1915, in one of the greatest maritime disasters in history, the Cunard liner Lusitania was attacked on its crossing from New York City to Liverpool, by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland.
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Mar 22, 2016 · Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania. Erik Larson. Crown, Mar 22, 2016 - History - 480 pages. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author and master of narrative...
Mar 10, 2015 · What makes “Dead Wake” so enjoyable is Larson’s vivid portrayal of life onboard the luxurious Lusitania prior to the attack and, in contrast, the tightly packed, confined living conditions of a German U-boat as the crew awaits confirmation of the 'kill.'
Mar 5, 2015 · Hampton Sides reviews Erik Larson’s “Dead Wake,” which recounts the final voyage of the Lusitania, one of the colossal tragedies of maritime history.
Mar 10, 2015 · Erik Larson's new book about the sinking of the liner Lusitania by a German U-boat in 1915 brings the past stingingly alive. Reviewer Jean Zimmerman calls Dead Wake "thrilling, dramatic and...
