the last crossing of the Lusitania Larson, Erik 1954- creator author. text bibliography biography nyu New York Crown Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company [2015] 2015 2015 First edition. monographic eng

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430 pages : illustration, maps ; 25 cm. 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. 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. Erik Larson. Map on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-418) and index. e-gx--- e-uk--- Lusitania (Steamship). World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations, German Shipping Government policy Great Britain History 20th century D592.L8 L28 2015 940.4/514 9780307408860 0307408868 2014034182 DLC 150415 20190501190142.0 890011483 eng