As you read Erik Larson's new book, "Dead Wake" you are transformed into the "golden era" of transatlantic voyaging.the Seas" for its speed and form, you accompany the crew and "elite" passengers as they leave New York on Saturday, May 1st, 1915 and travel on the luxury liner bound for Liverpool, England.

Traveling on "The Lusitania" dubbed "The Greyhound of the Seas" for its speed and form, you accompany the crew and "elite" passengers as they leave New York on Saturday, May 1st, 1915 and travel on the luxury liner bound for Liverpool, England.

The day to day interwoven lives of the passengers and the historical background of the era made the book a very interesting read.

Though we know the outcome of this ill-fated passage, through thoughtful prose and exquisite language, we are riveted to our seats as the first torpedo burst from the submarine and reaches its final destination, the hull of The Lusitania.

I can't give enough praise to Mr. Larson for this awe inspiring book and intend to read his other historical novels as soon as I can.