Download or read book Dead Wake PDF or another Format written by Erik Larson and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania “Both terrifying and enthralling.”—Entertainment Weekly “Thrilling, dramatic and powerful.”—NPR “Thoroughly engrossing.”—George R.R. Martin On May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were surprisingly at ease, even though Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months, German U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era’s great transatlantic “Greyhounds”—the fastest liner then in service—and her captain, William Thomas Turner, placed tremendous faith in the gentlemanly strictures of warfare that for a century had kept civilian ships safe from attack. Germany, however, was determined to change the rules of the game, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultra-secret British intelligence unit tracked Schwieger’s U-boat, but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way toward Liverpool, an array of forces both grand and achingly small—hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret, and more—all converged to produce one of the great disasters of history. 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. Gripping and important, Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster whose intimate details and true meaning have long been obscured by history. Finalist for the Washington State Book Award • One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Miami Herald, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, LibraryReads, Indigo
A Summary and Critique of Erik Larson's Dead Wake
Author : I. K. Mullins
Publisher : CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-04-15
ISBN 10 : 1511742860
Pages : 50 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (742 users)
Download or read book A Summary and Critique of Erik Larson's Dead Wake PDF or another Format written by I. K. Mullins and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not the actual Erik Larson's Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania. The primary objective of this book is to bring a review, insightful discussion and critique of Erik Larson's Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania to readers everywhere. RMS Titanic, a British passenger liner, was the largest ship of its day. It wasconsidered to be unsinkable until it struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912. Three years later, on May 1, 1915, the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania left Pier 54 on the Hudson River in Manhattan for what was to be her last voyage. Her passengers and crew could not know that they were about to repeat the fate of the Titanic. Only this time it was a man-made tragedy in which 1,198 people, including 123 Americans, lost their lives. It was a German submarine that sank Lusitania off the southern coast of Ireland, making an impact on the course of World War I. Erik Larson's book, Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, masterfully revives and brings to the reader the story of the last days of the Lusitania, her passengers and crew. This book, A Summary and Critique ofErik Larson's Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, includes an unofficial summary and analysis of the key ideas and facts in Larson's book, a critique of the principal messages in the book and additional information related to Lusitania and the political events that involved her so disastrously. Table of Contents Preface Introduction and Overview of Dead Wake Part I. A Summary and Analysis of the Key Ideas and Facts in Dead Wake 1. The Lusitania Analysis and Comments 2. A Tale of Two Captains Analysis and Comments 3. The Politics Behind the Tragedy of the Lusitania Analysis and Comments Part II. A Critique of the Principal Messages in Dead Wake Conclusion References
Erik Larson's Dead Wake
Author : Ant Hive Media
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-04-27
ISBN 10 : 1532973373
Pages : 38 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (973 users)
Download or read book Erik Larson's Dead Wake PDF or another Format written by Ant Hive Media and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a Summary of Erik Larson's #1 New York Times Bestseller Dead Wake The Last Crossing of the Lusitania On May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were surprisingly at ease, even though Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months, German U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era's great transatlantic "Greyhounds"-the fastest liner then in service-and her captain, William Thomas Turner, placed tremendous faith in the gentlemanly strictures of warfare that for a century had kept civilian ships safe from attack. Germany, however, was determined to change the rules of the game, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultra-secret British intelligence unit tracked Schwieger's U-boat, but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way toward Liverpool, an array of forces both grand and achingly small-hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret, and more-all converged to produce one of the great disasters of history. 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. Gripping and important, Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster whose intimate details and true meaning have long been obscured by history. Available in a variety of formats, this summary is aimed for those who want to capture the gist of the book but don't have the current time to devour all 480 pages. You get the main summary along with all of the benefits and lessons the actual book has to offer. This summary is not intended to be used without reference to the original book.
Download or read book Dead Wake PDF or another Format written by Abookaday and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warning: This is an independent addition to Dead Wake, meant to enhance your experience of the original book. If you have not yet bought the original copy, make sure to purchase it before buying this unofficial summary from aBookaDay. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by bestselling author Erik Larson offers a detailed look into the May 7, 1915 sinking of the British passenger ship the Lusitania by a German U-boat near the start of WWI. This review follows along the chronological storyline of the book, and includes special attention to the extensive detail offered by the author. The summary is followed by an analysis of the book's strengths and weaknesses. Larson weaves this story by offering alternating views of the captain of the Lusitania, the commander of the sub that sank it, the passengers aboard the ship, British naval intelligence officers, and President Wilson. The general story line is chronological and the various perspectives alternate throughout the telling. Two central thesis are developed throughout the book. The first is that the author is sympathetic to the captain of the Lusitania who was somewhat maligned after the event by those who sought to blame the sinking of the ship on his incompetence. The second concerns the suggestion that there was deliberate negligence on the part of British intelligence and leadership who recognized strategic advantage in the ship being attacked in terms of its potential to draw Americans into the war as allies. The author uses rich archival detail to support both claims. Larson is both an accomplished journalist and historical novelist. He has written four New York Times bestselling books on subjects ranging from serial killers to hurricanes. He has written for The Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine as a staff journalist. He has been a contributing author to The Atlantic, Harper's, and The New Yorker. His academic background includes a bachelors in Russian history, language and culture from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Masters in journalism from Columbia University. Download your copy today!Available on PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device. (c) 2015 All Rights Reserved
BOOK CLUB SET Dead Wake
Author : Erik Larson
Publisher :
Release Date : 2016
ISBN 10 : OCLC:1018102504
Pages : 452 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (1 users)
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Summary of Dead Wake
Author : Abookaday
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-09-28
ISBN 10 : 1539118215
Pages : 44 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (118 users)
Download or read book Summary of Dead Wake PDF or another Format written by Abookaday and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-28 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warning: This is an independent addition to Dead Wake, meant to enhance your experience of the original book. If you have not yet bought the original copy, make sure to purchase it before buying this unofficial summary from aBookaDay. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by bestselling author Erik Larson offers a detailed look into the May 7, 1915 sinking of the British passenger ship the Lusitania by a German U-boat near the start of WWI. This review follows along the chronological storyline of the book, and includes special attention to the extensive detail offered by the author. The summary is followed by an analysis of the book's strengths and weaknesses. Larson weaves this story by offering alternating views of the captain of the Lusitania, the commander of the sub that sank it, the passengers aboard the ship, British naval intelligence officers, and President Wilson. The general story line is chronological and the various perspectives alternate throughout the telling. Two central thesis are developed throughout the book. The first is that the author is sympathetic to the captain of the Lusitania who was somewhat maligned after the event by those who sought to blame the sinking of the ship on his incompetence. The second concerns the suggestion that there was deliberate negligence on the part of British intelligence and leadership who recognized strategic advantage in the ship being attacked in terms of its potential to draw Americans into the war as allies. The author uses rich archival detail to support both claims. Larson is both an accomplished journalist and historical novelist. He has written four New York Times bestselling books on subjects ranging from serial killers to hurricanes. He has written for The Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine as a staff journalist. He has been a contributing author to The Atlantic, Harper's, and The New Yorker. His academic background includes a bachelors in Russian history, language and culture from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Masters in journalism from Columbia University. Download your copy today! for a limited time discount of only $2.99! Available on PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device. (c) 2015 All Rights Reserved
Summary and Analysis
Author : Scott Spencer
Publisher :
Release Date : 2016-03-02
ISBN 10 : 1530283043
Pages : 32 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (283 users)
Download or read book Summary and Analysis PDF or another Format written by Scott Spencer and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary & AnalysisDead Wake - The Last Crossing of the Lusitania - by Erik Larson The day the Lusitania sunk was one of the most important days in US WWI history. Lawson takes us on a narrative nonfiction journey as we get to experience the thrill of being the Hunter and the Hunted. In these pages we will examine some of the core underlying themes of Dead Wake. Whether or not Lawson made the book just for entertainment is a decision you will have to make on your own.
Dead Wake by Erik Larson
Author : Instaread
Publisher :
Release Date : 2015
ISBN 10 : 1943427070
Pages : pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (427 users)
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Navigating among icebergs
Author : Juan M. Serrano
Publisher : Plataforma
Release Date : 2018-11-13
ISBN 10 : 9788417622244
Pages : 138 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (417 users)
Download or read book Navigating among icebergs PDF or another Format written by Juan M. Serrano and published by Plataforma. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After analyzing this case study with thousands of executives from all over the world, the author proposes the legendary story of the Titanic as a means to draw out practical lessons and highlight important mistakes that should be avoided. Especially valuable for teams that are good at what they do, but that want to ensure the sustainability of their success.
Summary of Dead Wake
Author : Instaread Summaries
Publisher : Idreambooks
Release Date : 2016-03-25
ISBN 10 : 1945048557
Pages : 32 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (48 users)
Download or read book Summary of Dead Wake PDF or another Format written by Instaread Summaries and published by Idreambooks. This book was released on 2016-03-25 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Dead Wake by Erik Larson | A 15-minute Summary & Analysis
Author : Instaread
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Release Date : 2015-04-01
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Download or read book Dead Wake by Erik Larson | A 15-minute Summary & Analysis PDF or another Format written by Instaread and published by Instaread Summaries. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dead Wake by Erik Larson | A 15-minute Summary & Analysis Preview: Dead Wake by Erik Larson is a non-fiction account of the German Unterseeboot, or U-boat, sinking of Lusitania, a British merchant vessel belonging to Cunard Line, on May 7, 1915 and its aftermath. On the night of May 6, 1915, Captain William Thomas reassured the passengers in the first-class lounge as the ship approached the ‘area of war’ off the southern coast of Ireland. The Great War, later known as World War I, had been raging in France since July 28, 1914 following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie. In August of 1914, President Woodrow Wilson’s wife, Ellen, died of Bright’s disease. Her death left Wilson grief stricken. Two days before her death, Britain entered the war in Europe. Wilson chose to keep America neutral in the war and refused to allow British and German warships to enter US ports. In September of 1914, German submarines… PLEASE NOTE: This is an unofficial summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Inside this Instaread Summary & Analysis of Dead Wake • Summary of entire book • Introduction to the Important People in the book • Analysis of the Themes and Author’s Style
Beginning Cataloging, 2nd Edition
Author : Jean Weihs
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Release Date : 2016-12-12
ISBN 10 : 9781440838453
Pages : 148 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (44 users)
Download or read book Beginning Cataloging, 2nd Edition PDF or another Format written by Jean Weihs and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2016-12-12 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now thoroughly updated to include recent changes with RDA, this easy-to-use primer provides an introduction to standardized cataloging that will benefit library technicians as well as students in library technician and teacher librarian programs. • Provides clear and comprehensible explanations of the rules and tools used by libraries to catalog and classify their materials • Illustrative examples for each aspect of cataloging, classification, RDA, and MARC computer encoding • Covers all types of material formats, including books, audiovisuals, images, sound, electronic resources, and more • Offers numerous practical exercises as well as a glossary of cataloging terms and tools
Download or read book Dead Wake PDF or another Format written by amine aj and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-30 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were surprisingly at ease, even though Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months, German U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era's great transatlantic "Greyhounds"--the fastest liner then in service--and her captain, William Thomas Turner, placed tremendous faith in the gentlemanly strictures of warfare that for a century had kept civilian ships safe from attack. Germany, however, was determined to change the rules of the game, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultra-secret British intelligence unit tracked Schwieger's U-boat, but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way toward Liverpool, an array of forces both grand and achingly small--hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret, and more--all converged to produce one of the great disasters of history. 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.nbsp; />Gripping and important,;Dead Wake
The Last Charge of the Rough Rider
Author : William Hazelgrove
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2023-06-01
ISBN 10 : 9781493070916
Pages : 349 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (493 users)
Download or read book The Last Charge of the Rough Rider PDF or another Format written by William Hazelgrove and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-06-01 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have been many books on Theodore Roosevelt, but there are none that solely focus on the last years of his life. Racked by rheumatism, a ticking embolism, pathogens in his blood, a bad leg from an accident, and a bullet in his chest from an assassination attempt, in the last two years of his life from April 1917 to January 6, 1919, he went from the great disappointment of being denied his own regiment in World War I, leading a suicide mission of Rough Riders against the Germans, to the devastating news that his son Quentin had been shot down and killed over France. Suffering from grief and guilt, marginalized by world events, the great glow that had been his life was now but a dimming lantern. But TR’s final years were productive ones as well: he churned out several “instant” books that promoted U.S. entry into the Great War, and he was making plans for another run at the Presidency in 1920 at the time of his death. Indeed, his political influence was so great that his opposition to the policies of Woodrow Wilson helped the Republican Party take back the Congress in 1918. However, as William Hazelgrove points out in this book, it was Roosevelt’s quest for the “vigorous life” that, ironically, may have led to his early demise at the age of sixty. "The Old Lion is dead,” TR’s son Archie cabled his brother on January 6, 1919, and so, too, ended a historic era in American life and politics.
Download or read book Forgotten PDF or another Format written by Linda Hervieux and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tale of an all-black battalion whose crucial contributions at D-Day have gone unrecognised to this day
Summary of Dead Wake
Author : Elite Summaries
Publisher :
Release Date : 2016-07-14
ISBN 10 : 1535276541
Pages : 30 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (276 users)
Download or read book Summary of Dead Wake PDF or another Format written by Elite Summaries and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-14 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dead Wake: by Erik Larson | Summary & Analysis A Smarter You In 15 Minutes... What is your time worth? "Dead Wake" is Erik Larson's account of events surrounding the last voyage of the liner, Lusitania. The basic story is well known. Lusitania sailed from New York on 1st May, 1915 bound for Liverpool. On 7th May, 12 miles off the southern Irish coast she was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sank with the loss of 1198 civilian lives, many of them American. Larson explores the military and political background to the attack. He asks questions and supplies possible answers which, where they cannot be proved, do at least make sense. The rules of war were being changed by events. Prior to May 1916, naval warfare was a gentlemanly affair with passenger ships allowed to pass unmolested and cargo ships subject to search but not sinking, at least not without first removing the crew. Germany was intent on changing all that. Erik Larson explains why and addresses other questions. Why did the ship sail at all when the Admiralty was fully aware of the U-Boat threat to ships approaching the British Isles? Lusitania was the fastest ship afloat, nothing could catch her and her owners and her Master, Captain Turner, believed that her speed alone would keep Lusitania safe from the U-Boat's torpedoes. Walther Schwieger, captain of U20, knew better! Why did the Admiralty not provide a Naval escort through these dangerous waters? Was it really a political ploy? Did the British Government of the day consider that if harm should befall Lusitania and her many American passengers, America would be more likely to enter the war against Germany? Larson examines this long held suspicion. Detailed overview of the book Most valuable lessons and information Key Takeaways and Analysis Take action today and grab this best selling book for a limited time discount of only $6.99! Written by Elite Summaries Please note: This is a detailed summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. keyword: Dead Wake, Dead Wake book, Dead Wake by erik larson, Dead Wake kindle, Dead Wake paperback, Erik Larson, dead wake erik larson, dead wake the last crossing of the lusitania, dead wake larson
The Escape Industry
Author : Mark Tungate
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Release Date : 2017-10-03
ISBN 10 : 9780749473518
Pages : 248 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (749 users)
Download or read book The Escape Industry PDF or another Format written by Mark Tungate and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel as a concept is universally attractive and the opportunities for fun, engaging branding and marketing in this sector are arguably limitless. Glamour and appeal aside, travel is a hugely competitive, multi-million pound industry and marketers of all sectors can learn important lessons from it. Catering for mass consumer travel, from business travel and adventure travel, to specialist and niche interests, the providers of escape have been impacted as much by technology as they have by the changing habits and desires of travellers themselves. The Escape Industry presents an expert view of travel marketing and branding, focusing particularly on how travel has been utterly transformed for both consumers and providers since the beginning of the 21st century. Mark Tungate focuses on some of the travel industry's most famous brands and shares how all marketers can learn from the industry's rich experience of digital transition. Tungate traces the evolution of this fascinating industry, from nineteenth century trailblazers such as Thomas Cook and The Ritz, to today's innovations such as TripAdvisor, Couchsurfing and Airbnb, and explores the branding secrets that have enabled them to survive. A lively read full of incidents, anecdotes, unexpected encounters and a ground-breaking report from the final frontier and space tourism, The Escape Industry is at the cutting edge of this attractive sector, examining some of the biggest names in the industry. It will take travel and tourism students, as well as marketing and branding practitioners, on a journey to the heart of a rapidly changing business.
