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Erik 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

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Author

Erik Larson, 1954-

Publisher

Crown Publishing Group (NY)

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781299048287

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.81 / 5 (112,419 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14