"Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes."-New York Times Book Review Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the bestselling author...

"On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and...

Das Drama der Lusitania: Das Schiff, dessen Untergang den Ersten Weltkrieg entschied. Am 7. Mai 2015 ist es 100 Jahre her, dass das amerikanische Passagierschiff Lusitania während des Ersten Weltkriegs von einem deutschen U-Boot...

"The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America" von Erik Larson ist ein Sachbuch, das zwei parallel verlaufende Geschichten erzählt. Einerseits beschreibt es die Planung und Durchführung der...

In the Garden of Beasts von Larson, Erik

A true story which looks at the life of William E. Dodd, the American ambassador to Hitler's Germany in 1933, and his family. They noticed the many changes that signalled Hitler's consolidation of power, and Dodd had little choice but to...

#1 New York Times BestsellerFrom the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the LusitaniaOn May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly...

From the bestselling author of The Devil in the White City, here is the true story of the deadliest hurricane in history.National BestsellerSeptember 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline,...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the BlitzOn Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Adolf...

The Splendid And The Vile von Larson, Erik

Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun von Larson, Erik

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz-an inspiring portrait of courage and leadership in a time of...