TY  - BOOK
AB  - 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.
AU  - Larson, Erik,
CN  - HV6248.C75
CN  - HV6248.C75
CY  - New York :
DA  - c2006.
ET  - 1st ed.
ID  - 467149
KW  - Murderers
KW  - Murder
KW  - Murder
KW  - Inventors
KW  - Telegraph, Wireless
LK  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006011908.html
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LK  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0664/2006011908-d.html
LK  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2006011908-s.html
N1  - Maps on lining papers.
N2  - 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.
PB  - Crown Publishers,
PP  - New York :
PY  - c2006.
SN  - 9781400080663
SN  - 1400080665
T1  - Thunderstruck /
TI  - Thunderstruck /
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006011908.html
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ER  -