Dead Wake
The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson
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“@sriramk Every single book that Erik Larson has ever written. Four of my favorites by Larson: • Devil in the White City • Dead Wake • The Splendid & the Vile • Thunderstruck”
Source →“@sriramk Every single book that Erik Larson has ever written. Four of my favorites by Larson: • Devil in the White City • Dead Wake • The Splendid & the Vile • Thunderstruck”
Source →Recommended by 4 notable people, including Sahil Bloom and George R. R. Martin
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Recommended by 6 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, History, and Nonfiction.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the LusitaniaOn May 1, 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were anxious. G...
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“@sriramk Every single book that Erik Larson has ever written. Four of my favorites by Larson: • Devil in the White City • Dead Wake • The Splendid & the Vile • Thunderstruck”
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