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The last palace : Europe's turbulent century in five lives and one legendary house / Norman Eisen.
"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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- ISBN: 9780451495785 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: ix, 403 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 943.712030922 Eis | 31681010127959 | NONFIC | Available | - |
Norman Eisen is the author of A Case for the American People: The United States v. Donald J. Trump; Democracyâs Defenders; and The Last Palace. He was special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee from 2019 to 2020, including for the impeachment and trial of President Donald Trump. He previously served as ethics czar for President Barack Obama and then as his ambassador to the Czech Republic. Eisen is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his family.
