Thunderstruck
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Published
New York : Broadway Paperbacks/Crown Publishing Group, 2007.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
364.152 LARSO
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364.152 LARSO
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Published
New York : Broadway Paperbacks/Crown Publishing Group, 2007.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
ix, 463 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
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Publication date from publisher website.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-443) and index.
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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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Larson, E. (2007). Thunderstruck (First Broadway books edition.). Broadway Paperbacks/Crown Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Larson, Erik, 1954-. 2007. Thunderstruck. Broadway Paperbacks/Crown Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Larson, Erik, 1954-. Thunderstruck Broadway Paperbacks/Crown Publishing Group, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Larson, Erik. Thunderstruck First Broadway books edition., Broadway Paperbacks/Crown Publishing Group, 2007.
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