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Book forty-six of 2019: Dead Wake, by Erik Larson. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fascinating account of the sinking of the Lusitania, and the many factors that led to the tradgedy. Larson’s historical non-fiction work is great — perfect reading while taking a pleasure cruise vacation!