Book
Thunderstruck
Record details
- ISBN: 1400080673
- ISBN: 9781400080670
- ISBN: 1400080665
- ISBN: 9781400080663
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Physical Description:
ix, 463 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, ©2006.
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Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Maps on lining papers. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-443) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The mysterious passengers -- Ghosts and gunfire -- Betrayal -- Secrets -- An inspector calls -- The finest time -- Pursuit by thunder -- Epilogue : into the ether -- Coda : voyager. |
| Summary, etc.: | 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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| Genre: | Biographies. Case studies. |
Available copies
- 47 of 56 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 56 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Babcock Library - Ashford | 364.152 Lar (Text) | 3311000073109S | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beacon Falls Public Library | 364.152 Lar (Text) | 33120000316460 | Adult Nonfiction | In transit | - |
| Beardsley & Memorial Library - Winsted | FIC LARSON (Text) | 33750000002505 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | 364.152 LARSON (Text) | 32544073047630 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton | 364.152/309421 Lar (Text) | 33160103996990 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bethel Public Library | 364.1523 LARSON (Text) | 34030102512479 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | ANF 364.152 LAR (Text) | 33260000442328 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Brookfield Library | 364.1523/LAR (Text) | 34029115817149 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Burnham Library - Bridgewater | 364.152 LARSON (Text) | 36937002087634 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | 364.1523 L334t (Text) | 34000075054049 | Closed Stacks Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Electronic resources
- http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2006011908-s.html
- Sample text
- https://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006011908.html
- Table of contents
- http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=017718706&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
- Table of contents
