The last palace : Europe's turbulent century in five lives and one legendary house
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Published
New York : Crown, [2018].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780451495785, 0451495780
Physical Desc
ix, 403 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : Crown, [2018].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780451495785, 0451495780
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-392) and index.
Description
"A sweeping yet intimate narrative about the last hundred years of turbulent European history, as seen through one of Mitteleuropa's greatest houses--and the lives of its occupants"--,Provided by publisher.
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When Eisen moved into the US ambassador's residence in Prague, he was startled to discover swastikas hidden beneath the furniture. As he unspooled the twisting, captivating tale of some of the remarkable people who had called this palace home, he began to chronicle the upheavals that transformed the continent over the past century. He introduces us to optimistic Jewish financial baron, Otto Petschek, who built the palace after World War I; Rudolf Toussaint, the cultured, compromised German general who occupied the palace during World War II; Laurence Steinhardt, the first postwar US ambassador; and Shirley Temple Black, an eyewitness to the crushing of the 1968 Prague Spring who returned as US ambassador in 1989. -- adapted from jacket
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Eisen, N. L. (2018). The last palace: Europe's turbulent century in five lives and one legendary house (First edition.). Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Eisen, Norman L., 1961-. 2018. The Last Palace: Europe's Turbulent Century in Five Lives and One Legendary House. Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Eisen, Norman L., 1961-. The Last Palace: Europe's Turbulent Century in Five Lives and One Legendary House Crown, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Eisen, Norman L. The Last Palace: Europe's Turbulent Century in Five Lives and One Legendary House First edition., Crown, 2018.
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