Dead Wake

By Erik Larson

Subjects: World war, 1914-1918--atrocities, History, Lusitania (steamship), World war (1914-1918), Lusitania (Steamship), World War, 1914-1918, Naval operations, D592.l8 l28 2015, World war, 1914-1918--casualties, Government policy, World War (1914-1918) fast (OCoLC)fst01180746, World war, 1914-1918--naval operations--submarine, Shipping--government policy--great britain--history--20th century, Civilian war casualties, Military operations, naval--german, World war, 1914-1918--naval operations, german, World war, 1914-1918, naval operations, submarine, 940.4/514, Shipping--government policy--history, New York Times bestseller, Civilian war casualties--case studies, Naval Military operations, New York Times reviewed, German Naval operations, Shipping--government policy, German, Casualties, Shipping, nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2015-03-29

Description: It is a story that many of us think we know but don't, and Erik Larson tells it thrillingly, switching between hunter and hunted while painting a larger portrait of America at the height of the Progressive Era. Full of glamour and suspense, Dead Wake brings to life a cast of evocative characters, from famed Boston bookseller Charles Lauriat to pioneering female architect Theodate Pope to President Woodrow Wilson, a man lost to grief, dreading the widening war but also captivated by the prospect of new love.