daughters, Anna and Gwen, about 1905. (McCord Museum Collection)
Showing her beautiful lines, the Lusitania in dock around 1907. (Private Collection)
On November 4, 1916, the U-20 ran aground on the Danish coast with damaged engines; her crew destroyed her by blowing her up the next day. (Private Collection)
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The Mad King: A Biography of Ludwig II of Bavaria
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LUSITANIA. Copyright © 2015 by Greg King and Penny Wilson. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
King, Greg, 1964–
Lusitania: triumph, tragedy, and the end of the Edwardian age / Greg King and Penny Wilson. — First edition.
pages cm
ISBN 978-1-250-05254-4 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-4668-7637-8 (e-book)
1. Lusitania (Steamship) 2. Shipwreck victims—North Atlantic Ocean—Anecdotes. 3. Ocean travel—North Atlantic Ocean—Anecdotes. 4. Upper class—Social life and customs—20th century. 5. Upper class—United States—Biography. I. Wilson, Penny, 1966– II. Title.
G530.L87 2015
910.4'52—dc23
2014040843
e-ISBN 9781466876378
First Edition: February 2015
Showing her beautiful lines, the Lusitania in dock around 1907. (Private Collection)
On November 4, 1916, the U-20 ran aground on the Danish coast with damaged engines; her crew destroyed her by blowing her up the next day. (Private Collection)
ALSO BY GREG KING
The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance That Changed the World ( with Sue Woolmans )
Wallis: The Uncommon Life of the Duchess of Windsor
Twilight of Splendor: The Court of Queen Victoria During Her Diamond Jubilee Year
A Season in Splendor: The Court of Mrs. Astor in Gilded Age New York
The Court of the Last Tsar: Pomp, Power and Pageantry in the Reign of Nicholas II
The Mad King: A Biography of Ludwig II of Bavaria
The Man Who Killed Rasputin: Prince Felix Youssoupov and the Murder That Helped End the Russian Empire
The Last Empress: Life and Times of Alexandra Feodorovna, Tsarina of Russia
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LUSITANIA. Copyright © 2015 by Greg King and Penny Wilson. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
www.stmartins.com
Cover design by Olga Grlic
Cover art by Fred Pansing/Getty Images
eBooks may be purchased for business or promotional use. For information on bulk purchases, please contact Macmillan Corporate and Premium Sales Department by writing to [email protected].
The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
King, Greg, 1964–
Lusitania: triumph, tragedy, and the end of the Edwardian age / Greg King and Penny Wilson. — First edition.
pages cm
ISBN 978-1-250-05254-4 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-4668-7637-8 (e-book)
1. Lusitania (Steamship) 2. Shipwreck victims—North Atlantic Ocean—Anecdotes. 3. Ocean travel—North Atlantic Ocean—Anecdotes. 4. Upper class—Social life and customs—20th century. 5. Upper class—United States—Biography. I. Wilson, Penny, 1966– II. Title.
G530.L87 2015
910.4'52—dc23
2014040843
e-ISBN 9781466876378
First Edition: February 2015
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