OT: Anybody reading "Dead Wake" about the sinking of the Lusitania?

[Howie'81]

The full title is "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania." I'm about a third of the way through it. Fascinating book. Just came out a few weeks ago and is authored by Erik Larson. This May will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking as the great ship left New York on May 1, 2015 for what would be its final tragic voyage.

Larson is a terrific narrative writer. I highly recommend "The Devil in the White City" which he also wrote. Great book!

 

[NitNE73]

Devil in the White City was terrific. I read a book about the Lusitania several years ago, so I will have to buy the Larson book.

 

[fairgambit]

The full title is "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania." I'm about a third of the way through it. Fascinating book. Just came out a few weeks ago and is authored by Erik Larson. This May will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking as the great ship left New York on May 1, 2015 for what would be its final tragic voyage.

Larson is a terrific narrative writer. I highly recommend "The Devil in the White City" which he also wrote. Great book!

Thanks Howie. I'm always looking for some great reading and I take the recommendations posted here very seriously.

 

[krichards]

Just finished it. Very good read. I've enjoyed all of his books. I had a very general knowledge of the Lusitania. The book did a great job of filling in many, often heart-breaking, details.

 

[Howie'81]

Thanks Howie. I'm always looking for some great reading and I take the recommendations posted here very seriously.

Okay, here's another one: "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown. If you like to read, and like exciting narrative history, you can't miss this book. Also one of the best sports tales I've ever read.

 

[fairgambit]

Okay, here's another one: "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown. If you like to read, and like exciting narrative history, you can't miss this book. Also one of the best sports tales I've ever read.

Thanks again, Howie.

 

[SUR1]

"Boys in the Boat" is a great book. It made me appreciate how good we have it as compared to the pre WW II days. I couldn't set "Dead Wake' down. So well researched and so well told. I think it's Larson's best to date.

 

[cop113]

The full title is "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania." I'm about a third of the way through it. Fascinating book. Just came out a few weeks ago and is authored by Erik Larson. This May will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking as the great ship left New York on May 1, 2015 for what would be its final tragic voyage.

Larson is a terrific narrative writer. I highly recommend "The Devil in the White City" which he also wrote. Great book!

He also wrote In the Garden of Beasts about the US Ambassador to Germany during The beginning of Hitler. Outstanding book!

 

[PSFox]

The full title is "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania." I'm about a third of the way through it. Fascinating book. Just came out a few weeks ago and is authored by Erik Larson. This May will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking as the great ship left New York on May 1, 2015 for what would be its final tragic voyage.

Larson is a terrific narrative writer. I highly recommend "The Devil in the White City" which he also wrote. Great book!

 

[PSFox]

The full title is "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania." I'm about a third of the way through it. Fascinating book. Just came out a few weeks ago and is authored by Erik Larson. This May will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking as the great ship left New York on May 1, 2015 for what would be its final tragic voyage.

Larson is a terrific narrative writer. I highly recommend "The Devil in the White City" which he also wrote. Great book!

 

[PSFox]

Another great book by Larson is Thunderstruck which follows up on the Devil in the White City. The plot gets into Marconi and the first wireless message and even into George Mitchell and his involvement in the Irish peace talks-----whoops, George didn't horn in on this book. It was Trans-Atlantic. The book about Alcock (sp) and Brown's first crossing of the Atlantic. Not a bad read either.