Lucas Schmidt, time-traveler, goes back to 1904 to witness New York City’s most deadly
tragedy: a ship full of German Americans on fire.
A small piece of paper fell out of the book and onto the table. Adele picked it up and
examined it. It bore one line: “http://www.general-slocum.com.” She had no idea what
it meant; “http” was clearly not a word, although she presumed she knew what the
“general-slocum” part referred to.