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The last palace : Europe's turbulent century in five lives and one legendary house
—Eisen, Norman L., 1961- author.
2018

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"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.

Item Details

ISBN:

  • 9780451495785
  • 0451495780

Edition: First edition.

Description: ix, 403 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

  • The golden son of the Golden City
  • The king of coal
  • Palace neverending
  • The final child
  • An artist of war
  • The most dangerous man in the Reich
  • Is Prague burning?
  • 'If you're going through hell, keep going'
  • 'He who is master of Bohemia is master of Europe'
  • Lush life
  • Small salvations
  • 'Never, never, never give in'
  • 'Nothing crushes freedom like a tank'
  • A revolutionary production
  • Truth prevails
  • 'The past is never dead. It's not even past.'

LCCN: 2018014382

Control Number: 2523849

Publisher: New York : Crown, [2018]
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