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Thunderstruck, Erik Larson

Label
Thunderstruck, Erik Larson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 400-443) and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Thunderstruck
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Erik Larson
Summary
A portrait of the Edwardian era recounts two parallel stories--the case of Dr. Hawley Crippen, who murdered his wife and fled to America, and Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless communication--as the new technology is used to capture a killer
Table Of Contents
The mysterious passengers -- Ghosts and gunfire -- Betrayal -- Secrets -- An inspector calls -- The finest time -- Pursuit by thunder -- Epilogue : into the ether -- Coda : voyager
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