In The Garden Of Beasts Book

In the garden of beasts has the clarity of purpose to see the germany of 1933 through the eyes of this uniquely well positioned american family.

In the garden of beasts book. Dodd in berlin from 1933 to 1934 at the time of adolf hitler s rise to absolute power. It is easy to see why erik larson s chilling book in the garden of. Love terror and an american family in hitler s berlin by erik larson is a non fiction book published in 2011. They and the rest of their family settled in a grand old house on the city s central park the tiergarten in literal translation the garden of beasts.

As erik larson s in the garden of beasts in my opinion is one of larson s better works about history. In the garden of beasts by erik larson community member book review by jason w. Read 14 601 reviews from the world s largest community for readers. I just finished reading this compelling and frankly somewhat terrifying account by erik larson of the brief ambassadorship of william e.

In the garden of beasts. Set in 1933 berlin it shares the story of america s first ambassador to hitler s nazi germany during a time in history that proved to be a. In the garden of beasts. Larson recounts the career of the american ambassador to germany.

In the garden of beasts. It recounts the early years of germany s nazi regime from the perspective of the american ambassador william dodd and his family in berlin the family watches with growing horror as hitler increases his dictatorial control over germany rearms. In the garden of beasts book. Love terror and an american family in hitler s berlin is a 2011 non fiction book by erik larson.

His daughter martha was 24 years old and chose to come along for the adventure and to escape a dead marriage to a new york banker. The writing itself is very engaging and interesting. No punches are pulled and the book serves up a disturbing snapshot of a world trying to ignore the rise of adolf. Of the el books i ve read in the garden of beasts has been the hardest to get into but this is mainly due to impending war and nazism not really being an interest of mine.

The time is 1933 the place berlin when william e. Amazon best books of the month may 2011. Dodd who in 1933 became america s first ambassador to hitler s regime and his scandalously carefree daughter martha. Love terror and an american family in hitler s berlin by erik larson crown 26 464 pages.

In the garden of beasts is a vivid portrait of berlin during the first years of hitler s reign brought to life through the stories of two people. In the garden of beasts.