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Thunderstruck / Erik Larson.
Van Pelt Library HV6248.C75 L37 2006
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Larson, Erik, 1954-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crippen, Hawley Harvey, 1862-1910.
- Crippen, Hawley Harvey.
- Murderers--England--London--Biography.
- Murderers.
- Murder--England--London--Case studies.
- Murder.
- Telegraph, Wireless--Marconi system.
- History.
- Murder--Investigation.
- England--London.
- Great Britain.
- Murder--Investigation--Great Britain--Case studies.
- Telegraph, Wireless--Marconi system--History.
- Telegraph, Wireless.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 463 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Crown Publishers, [2006]
- Summary:
- Tells the interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication--whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time. Set in Edwardian London, an era of séances, science, and fog, and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, Thunderstruck evokes the dynamism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest, fastest ocean liners, scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed, and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth. Against this background, Marconi races against incredible odds and relentless skepticism to perfect his invention: the wireless, a prime catalyst for the emergence of the world we know today. Meanwhile, Crippen, "the kindest of men," nearly commits the perfect crime.--From publisher description.
- Contents:
- The mysterious passengers
- Ghosts and gunfire
- Betrayal
- Secrets
- An inspector calls
- The finest time
- Pursuit by thunder
- Epilogue: into the ether.
- Notes:
- Maps on lining papers.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-443) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1400080665
- 9781400080663
- OCLC:
- 67392598
- Publisher Number:
- 9781400080663
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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