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Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania  Cover Image Book Book

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

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307408860 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0307408868 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9780307408877 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0307408876 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 430 pages : maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 -- Epilogue: personal effects.
Subject: Lusitania (Steamship)
World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, German.
Shipping > Government policy > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Military operations, Naval > German.

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at Town of Orford Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Orford Free Library A 940 LAR 34446000024104 Adult nonfiction Available -
Orford Social Library 940.4 Lar 34190000048677 Adult nonfiction - Front room Available -

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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