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Thunderstruck by Erik Larson, Erik Larson is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Thunderstruck about?

The interwoven stories of two men whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal cases of all time - Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication. A true story of love, murder, and the end of the worlds great hush In Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two menHawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communicationwhose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time. Set in Edwardian London 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,

Who reads Thunderstruck?

Author

Erik Larson, Erik Larson

Publisher

Broadway Paperbacks/Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781400080670

Category

history

Subjects

Social Science, Fiction, Science

Rating

3.67 / 5 (25,361 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14