In the garden of beasts : love, terror, and an American family in Hitler's Berlin / Erik Larson.
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 Gestapochief Rudolf Diels.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307408853
- ISBN: 030740885X
- Physical Description: xviii, 448 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
- Edition: 1st pbk. edition
- Publisher: New York : Broadway Paperbacks, [2012?]
- Copyright: [2012?], c2011
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form in the United States by Crown Publishers ... in 2011"--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-434) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Das Vorspiel -- The man behind the curtain -- Into the wood -- House hunting in the Third Reich -- Lucifer in the garden -- How the skeleton aches -- Disquiet -- Berlin at dusk -- When everything changed -- The queer bird in exile -- "Table talk."
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.7 22 152519.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | 943.086 LAR (Text) | 30229100860757 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mars Hill Library | 943.086 LAR (Text) | 30229100730521 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | B Dodd (Text) | 31010000365306 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | 943.086 L (Text) | 39493106952254 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | 943.086 LAR (Text) | 30664100218905 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | B DODD (Text) | 80605000772540 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | 943.086 LAR (Text) | 50503300259803 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | NFIC 943.155 LAR (Text) | 31111002502456 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Barco Library | 943.086 LAR (Text) | 39488200825133 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Branch | 943.086 Larson (Text) | 34269000139981 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/21/2026 |
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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 Gestapochief Rudolf Diels.
