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Professor and academic William Dodd was the fifth choice for the role of US Ambassador to German in the early 1930s. He was tasked with trying to get Germany to repay their war debts, but really he just wanted to be left in peace and write his book of the south. He brings his wife and two grown children. Martha, his daughter is married but spends quite a bit of time having flings with the international set. Her letters and memoirs must have been a really fascinating read for Larson. She fancies
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I found this fascinating, compelling, and extremely readable. I learned so much about the time immediately before Hitler's rise to power. My only criticism is that Erik Larson seemed more biased than he thought when it came to describing the Dodd family. He also used the fiction-like device of foreshadowing; e.g., "This was ironic considering his end" or the like. Still, I am very glad to have read it, and will look for more by him - any suggestions from anyone? ...more
I found this fascinating, compelling, and extremely readable. I learned so much about the time immediately before Hitler's rise to power. My only criticism is that Erik Larson seemed more biased than he thought when it came to describing the Dodd family. He also used the fiction-like device of foreshadowing; e.g., "This was ironic considering his end" or the like. Still, I am very glad to have read it, and will look for more by him - any suggestions from anyone? ...more
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