In the Garden of Beasts - Love and Terror in Hitler's Berlin

Informationen zum Autor Erik Larson is a prize-winning journalist and narrative historian. His books include Isaac's Storm , Thunderstruck and In the Garden of Beasts and have combined sales of nearly 6 million copies and been published in 14 countries. His No.1 bestseller The Devil in the White City won an Edgar Award and was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Non-Fiction Award. He lives in Seattle. Klappentext A true story which looks at the life of William E. Dodd, the American ambassador to Hitler's Germany in 1933, and his family. They noticed the many changes that signalled Hitler's consolidation of power, and Dodd had little choice but to associate with key figures in the Nazi party. His daughter Martha had a string of affairs with senior party players. From the author of "The Devil In The White City". Zusammenfassung Dodd and his family, notably his vivacious daughter, Martha, observe at first-hand the many changes - some subtle, some disturbing, and some horrifically violent - that signal Hitler's consolidation of power.

Product details

• Authors: Erik Larson, Larson Erik
• Publisher: BLACK SWAN
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.08.2012
• EAN: 9780552777773
• ISBN: 978-0-552-77777-3
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 37 mm
• Series: Black Swan
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of the Americas, 1933–1945 (National Socialist period), Biography: historical, political and military