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Larson, Erik.
Thunderstruck
[Libby].
Crown,
2006.
Inventor.
London.
True Crime.
Biography.
Cape Cod.
Nonfiction.
germany.
Science.
World History.
Engineering.
mystery.
murder .
England.
mathematics.
communication.
biographies.
History.
Wireless.
new york city.
Technology.
Italy.
crime books.
history books.
history books for adults.
true crime books.
fathers day gifts.
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new york times best sellers.
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eric larsen books.
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Biography & Autobiography.
History.
Technology.
Nonfiction.
HTML:<p><b>A true story of love, murder, and the end of the world’s “great hush.”<br /></b><br /> In <i>Thunderstruck</i>, Erik Larson 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.<br /> <br /> Set in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, <i>Thunderstruck</i> 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 murder.<br /> <br /> With his unparalleled narrative skills, Erik Larson guides us through a relentlessly suspenseful chase over the waters of the North Atlantic. Along the way, he tells of a sad and tragic love affair that was described on the front pages of newspapers around the world, a chief inspector who found himself strangely sympathetic to the killer and his lover, and a driven and compelling inventor who transformed the way we communicate.</p>.
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