[lit-ideas] Re: Lusitania Conspiracy Theory
- From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 16:46:58 -0700
May 7th 1915 is when the Lusitania was sunk. Preston's book was published
5/1/02 and gave the CSPAN interview 5/10/02. It was repeated today 5/6/06 -
not quite on the anniversary but close enough. I would guess that a number
of people saw today's program and ordered the book. That could credibly
account for the increase in ranking. I can't think of anything else that
could do it. I have in the past ordered books while watching an interesting
CSPAN interview.
Lawrence
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Lawrence Helm wrote:
> I'm watching CSPAN, Diana Preston talking about her book "Lusitania: An
> Epic Tragedy" (on 5/10-02). Brian Lamb asked about the conspiracy
> theory that Churchill put the Lusitania in harms way in order to get the
> U.S. into the war. She said she checked this out and it was true. The
> facts didn't support it. I wonder how prevalent this conspiracy theory
> was, and how long it was before Conspiracy Theorists gave it up - if
> they ever did.
>
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006Q1UQG/qid=1146954546/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3
/103-5196664-9003836?s=books
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006Q1UQG/qid=1146954546/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_
3/103-5196664-9003836?s=books&v=glance&n=283155> &v=glance&n=283155
OK, Lawrence. I clicked on the Amazon link. Today Preston's book is
ranked number 45,541 in books. Yesterday it was ranked number 222,044.
I'm sure there's a credible explanation for this unlikely phenomenon.
But what can it be?
Robert Paul
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