{"product_id":"thunderstruck-9781400080670","title":"Thunderstruck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA true story of love, murder, and the end of the world's \"great hush.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThunderstruck\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, \u003ci\u003eThunderstruck\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadway Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400080670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.46w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/07\/2007 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Erik Larson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649420193948,"sku":"9781400080670","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_aba5aedc-fb45-49e5-82cc-d26ff20330ef.jpg?v=1603872707","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/thunderstruck-9781400080670","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}