Archived Event
You’re invited to join the Friends of the Knox County Public Library, the East Tennessee Historical Society, the Knox County Public Library, Union Ave Books, and Keurig Green Mountain for an evening with best-selling author Erik Larson on Tuesday, March 22, at 7 p.m. at the Bijou Theatre.
Larson will discuss his latest book, Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania. The Lusitania, one of the great passenger liners of its era, was torpedoed by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915. Of the 1,960 people on board, only 763 survived; 128 Americans were among the dead.
Larson is also the author of In the Garden of Beasts, Thunderstruck, The Devil in the White City, and Isaac’s Storm. His books have been published in seventeen languages and have collectively sold over 5.5 million copies.
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Photo Gallery
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- Everyone helped with the publicity
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- The Bijou Theatre marquee
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- Friends Martha Gill and Natalie Smith help prepare copies of Dead Wake for attendees, March 22, 2016
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- Friends Natalie Smith and Ginna Mashburn sneak a peek at Dead Wake
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- Bunnie Presswood (second from left) and Flossie McNabb (right) of Union Ave Books with Abby, Natalie, Ginna and stacks of copies of Dead Wake
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- Friends Bert Sams and Martha Gill show their library love on the Bijou Theatre stage
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- Audience at the Bijou Theatre, March 22, 2016
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- Erik Larson on stage at the Bijou Theatre, March 22, 2016
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- Erik Larson prepares to sign copies of his books at the Bijou Theatre, March 22, 2016
Watch Erik Larson as he talks about the captain of the German U-boat that torpedoed the Lusitania.
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