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Dead Wake
''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. Awards The book was named Book of the Year in the History Category by World Magazine. It won the Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography in 2015. Reception According to Amazon, ''Dead Wake'' was one of the 10 bestselling books of 2015. References External links Book Page on Author's Official Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Larson (author)
Erik Larson (born January 3, 1954) is an American journalist and author of mostly historical nonfiction books. His books include '' Isaac's Storm'' (1999), '' The Devil in the White City'' (2003), '' In the Garden of Beasts'' (2011), and '' Dead Wake'' (2015). ''The Devil in the White City'' won the 2004 Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category, among other awards. Early life and education Larson was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Freeport, Long Island, New York. He studied Russian history at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated '' summa cum laude'' in 1976. After a year off, he attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, graduating in 1978. He was inspired to go into journalism after seeing the movie '' All the President's Men''.Everett, Matthew.Q&A: Author Erik Larson" ''Knoxville Mercury'', 16 March 2016. Writing career Larson's first newspaper job was with the '' Bucks County Courier Times'' in Levittown, Pennsylvania, where he wrote abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinking Of The RMS Lusitania
was a British-registered ocean liner that was torpedoed by an Imperial German Navy U-boat during the First World War on 7 May 1915, about off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland. The attack took place in the declared maritime war-zone around the UK, three months after unrestricted submarine warfare against the ships of the United Kingdom had been announced by Germany following the Allied powers' implementation of a Blockade of Germany (1914–1919), naval blockade against it and the other Central Powers. The passengers had been notified before departing New York City, New York of the general danger of voyaging into the area in a British ship, but the attack itself came without warning. From a submerged position to starboard, commanded by ''Kapitänleutnant'' Walther Schwieger launched a single torpedo at the Cunard liner. After the torpedo struck, a second explosion occurred inside the ship, which then sank in only 18 minutes. The ''U-20s mission was to torpedo warships and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Publishing Group Books
A crown is a traditional form of head adornment, or hat, worn by monarchs as a symbol of their power and dignity. A crown is often, by extension, a symbol of the monarch's government or items endorsed by it. The word itself is used, particularly in Commonwealth countries, as an abstract name for the monarchy itself (and, by extension, the state of which said monarch is head) as distinct from the individual who inhabits it (that is, ''The Crown''). A specific type of crown (or coronet for lower ranks of peerage) is employed in heraldry under strict rules. Indeed, some monarchies never had a physical crown, just a heraldic representation, as in the constitutional kingdom of Belgium. Variations * Costume headgear imitating a monarch's crown is also called a crown hat. Such costume crowns may be worn by actors portraying a monarch, people at costume parties, or ritual "monarchs" such as the king of a Carnival krewe, or the person who found the trinket in a king cake. * The nup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
