The last palace : Europe's turbulent century in five lives and one legendary house
Title:
The last palace : Europe's turbulent century in five lives and one legendary house
Author:
Eisen, Norman L., 1961- author.
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Crown, [2018]
©2018
Physical Description:
ix, 403 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Summary:
"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"--
Language:
English
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."
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ISBN:
9780451495785
Format :
Book
