In the garden of beasts

love, terror, and an American family in Hitler's Berlin

676 pages

English language

Published Nov. 10, 2011 by Random House Large Print.

ISBN:
978-0-7393-7814-4
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OCLC Number:
676726868

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Documents the efforts of the first American ambassador to Hitler's Germany, William E. Dodd, to acclimate to a residence in an increasingly violent city where he is forced to associate with the Nazis while his daughter pursues a relationship with Gestapo chief Rudolf Diels.

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A great read

It's an odd way to approach the subject but it does work. Larson describes Hitler's rise and the runup to the war exclusively through the experiences of one family, that of Ambassador Dodd.

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Subjects

  • Diplomats
  • National socialism
  • Historians
  • Large print books
  • Social conditions
  • Biography
  • History

Places

  • United States
  • Germany