Books Sandwiched In

Organization: 

JMRL Northside Library

Event Location

Albemarle Square VA

Event Date: 

Friday, February 17, 2012 - 12:00pm

Event Summary

IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS by 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 Gestapo chief Rudolf Diels. Reviewed by Fred Schmidt, retired PVCC History Professor.