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Larson recounts the career of the american ambassador to germany, william dodd, particularly the years 1933 to 1937 when he and his family, including his daughter martha, lived in berlin. In the garden of beasts, by erik larson the globe and mail. In the garden of beasts extremely well written and well documented like all of larson. Murrow used to have a television show, as i recall, entitled you are there. Originally, i was searching the shelves at my local library for chalice of blood by peter tremayne, when at the corner of my eye, i see a book with a small swastika logo. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read garden of beasts. Its a detailed portrait of the man who served for four years as the ambassador to germany before resigning. Love, terror, and an american family in hitlers berlin. In the garden of beasts is a vivid portrait of berlin during the first years of hitlers reign, brought to life through the stories of two people. I just finished reading this compellingand frankly somewhat terrifyingaccount by erik larson of the brief ambassadorship of william e. There arent as many moments of obvious violence, but the. The time is 1933, the place, berlin, when william e.
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