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IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS by Erik Larson - SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOKErik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the bestselling author of Devil in the White City turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler’s rise to power.
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 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.
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