In the garden of beasts : love, terror, and an American family in Hitler's Berlin
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New York : Crown, c2011.
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1st ed.
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xiv, 448 pages : ill., map ; 25 cm.
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Moab Library - Adult Non-fiction Book
943.086 LARSON
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Published
New York : Crown, c2011.
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Book
Edition
1st ed.
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English
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Level 9.7, 22 Points

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Maps on lining papers.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [423]-434) and index.
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The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s 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 surprisingly 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, additively 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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Larson, E. (2011). In the garden of beasts: love, terror, and an American family in Hitler's Berlin . Crown.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Larson, Erik. 2011. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin. Crown.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Larson, Erik. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin Crown, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Larson, Erik. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin Crown, 2011.

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