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NutmegCT

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Excellent non-fiction: Thunderstruck, by Erik Larson.

The intermingled stories of (1) one of London's most mysterious murders, (2) Marconi's (and others') involvement in early radio development, (3) the beginning of the end of the British Empire, (4) spiritualism and the search for the "beyond", and (5) Kunigunde Mackamotzki, a dance hall singer with "operatic" aspirations. I'm not making this up guys.

Takes place around the year 1900. Really well done.

Tom
 
Tom,
That was my second Erik Larson book. I first read his amazingly interesting book "The Devil in the White City" regarding the 1893 Columbian Exposition and a serial killer in Chicago at the same time. It is a great combination of historical stories. I am now looking to read his "Isaac's Storm" about the 1900 Galveston Hurricane.

Good stuff.
 
The "Devil" was a great book. I'll have to pick this one up.

Thanks, Tom!
 
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