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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

A non-fiction historical book by Erik Larson detailing the 1915 sinking of the ocean liner Lusitania.

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  • Katherine Frantz
    Katherine FrantzFirst to rec

    “I’m a huge Erik Larson fan. His books read like fiction (in the best possible way) even though they’re nonfiction. I knew very little about the sinking of the Lusitania before reading this. Written with vivid & heart wrenching detail.”

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