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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Larson, Erik, 1954-     Subjects     Dodd, William E, (William Edward. 1869-1940.     Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.     Historians -- United States -- Biography.     National socialism -- Germany.     Germany -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945.     Berlin (Germany) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Larson, Erik, 1954-       by title:      In the garden of bea...       by call number:      943.086 L334i     Search the Web     Larson, Erik, 1954-     Dodd, William E, (William Edward. 1869-1940.     Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.     Historians -- United States -- Biography.     National socialism -- Germany.     Germany -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945.     Berlin (Germany) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.       MARC Display

In the garden of beasts : love, terror, and an American family in Hitler's Berlin / Erik Larson. by Larson, Erik, 1954- Crown, c2011. Call #: 943.086 L334i Subjects Dodd, William E, (William Edward. 1869-1940.   Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.   Historians -- United States -- Biography.   National socialism -- Germany.   Germany -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945.   Berlin (Germany) -- Social conditions -- 20th century. ISBN:  9780307408846 9780307408853 (Broadway trade pbk.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xiv, 448 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [423]-434) and index. Summary:  The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Nazi Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history. A mild-mannered professor from Chicago, Dodd brings along his wife, son, and flamboyant daughter, Martha. At first Martha is entranced by the parties and pomp, and the handsome young men of the Third Reich with their infectious enthusiasm for restoring Germany to a position of world prominence. Enamored of the 'New Germany,' she has one affair after another, including with the suprisingly honorable first chief of the Gestapo, Rudolf Diels. But as evidence of Jewish persecution mounts, confirmed by chilling first-person testimony, her father telegraphs his concerns to a largely indifferent State Department back home. Dodd watches with alarm as Jews are attacked, the press is censored, and drafts of frightening new laws begin to circulate. As that first year unfolds and the shadows deepen, the Dodds experience days full of excitement, intrigue, romance - and ultimately, horror, when a climactic spasm of violence and murder reveals Hitler's true character and ruthless ambition. Suffused with the tense atmosphere of the period, and with unforgettable portraits of the bizarre Göring and the expectedly charming--yet wholly sinister--Goebbels, In the Garden of Beasts lends a stunning, eyewitness perspective on events as they unfold in real time, revealing an era of surprising nuance and complexity. The result is a dazzling, addictively readable work that speaks volumes about why the world did not recognize the grave threat posed by Hitler until Berlin, and Europe, were awash in blood and terror. Holds:  2   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 943.086 L334i Adult books Trace   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 943.086 L334i Core Collection - Adult Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfiction 943.086 L334i Adult books Checked out Jul 24, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Cole Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfiction 943.086 L334i Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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