In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

In the Garden of Beasts

Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

By Erik Larson
(Crown Publishing Group (NY), Hardcover, 2300166530020)

Publication Date: May 10, 2011

Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Hardcover, Paperback, Compact Disc, Paperback

Categories: Holocaust, Europe - Germany, General

Selected by Indie Booksellers for the May 2011 Indie Next List

“What would it have been like to live in Berlin during the first year of Hitler's reign? Larson's answer is as haunting as anything he has ever written. The narrative focuses on William Dodd, a mild-mannered scholar who was appointed U.S. ambassador to Germany in 1933. Adolph Hitler had been chancellor for a mere six months. Over the ensuing year, Dodd and his family members saw their hope and sense of promise turn into horror and revulsion as Germany rapidly descended into a pit of violence and fear. In the Garden of Beasts is a surprising, informative plea to heed the lessons of history.”

-- Christopher Rose, Andover Bookstore, Andover, MA

Resisting Hitler's Rise 'In the Garden of Beasts'

Thursday, Dec 29, 2011

In The Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin chronicles the U.S. ambassador William Dodd's attempts to warn the U.S. of the growing threat that the Nazi Party posed. More at NPR.org

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William Dodd: The U.S. Ambassador In Hitler's Berlin

Monday, May 9, 2011

William Dodd served for four years as the ambassador to Germany before resigning â?? after repeated clashes with both Nazi Party officials and the State Department. Erik Larson chronicles Dodd's time in Berlin in his new book, In the Garden of Beasts. More at NPR.org

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