On Wednesday, November 30, the Social Studies Dept. introduced Erik Larson’s non fiction, Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, to Brother Martin students and faculty. Mrs. Melanie Williams, Social Studies Department Chair, stated that “In an effort to stimulate student interest in this year’s Great Read, Mr. Fallon and Mr. Bordelon delivered a presentation to the student body about the facts of the sinking of the Lusitania as well as the conditions leading to the entrance of the United States into World War I.”
READING SCHEDULE:
January 4 – 11, Pg. 1 – 76
January 11 – 18, Pg. 77 – 147
January 18 – 25, Pg. 148 – 216
January 25 – February 1, Pg. 217 – 283
February 1 – 8, Pg. 284 – 353
Larson blends his compelling narrative style with primary source research, a technique that made his earlier books, such as In the Garden of the Beasts and The Devil in the White City, bestsellers. This account of the sinking of the luxury passenger ship Lusitania in waters off the coast of Ireland in 1915 takes place two years prior to the United States’ entry into World War I. This book contains an incredible array of subject matter that features history and diplomacy, the science of submarines and torpedoes, and the personal narratives of survivors.
