At the terrible heart of the modern age lies Auschwitz; a name that has become synonymous with evil. Here the utopian twentieth-century dream of employing science and technology to improve and protect human life was inverted from the latter part of the 1930s through the end of the Second World War; as the same systems were manipulated in the cause of efficient mass slaughter. Historian Sybille Steinbacher's powerful and eminently important book details Auschwitz's birth; growth; and horrible mutation into a dreadful city. How it came to be and how what followed was allowed to occur is a story that everyone needs to understand and remember.
#1352761 in Books Mary Kay Ricks 2008-01-29 2008-01-29Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x 1.05 x 5.31l; .84 #File Name: 0060786604464 pagesEscape on the Pearl The Heroic Bid for Freedom on the Underground Railroad
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Exceptionally fine but electronically flawed!By Richard; Sausalito CaliforniaUnfortunately this thoroughly researched and annotated book cannot be searched electronically because the advertised links are not there.Apart from that the title is deceptive in that the Escape is but a very minor portion of the book. The book details the state of slavery in D.C as well as the the many States for the period before Lincoln until after his death.Very well written; brings the individuals and their lives into clarity.Highly recommended despite the non existent links.Richard; Sausalito; California0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. FascinatingBy ctgalI did not enjoy the book for at least the first hundred pages. It was difficult to connect with members of the family and seemed quite dry. However; on picking it up again; I thought it was fascinating. I enjoy American history ; and this became a very good textbook read after that. I lived in Washington DC for 35 years; so I found all the descriptions of buildings and streets interesting. I could place much of it. I also grew up in the Hartford; Connecticut area so know a lot about Harriet Beecher Stowe. That part was interesting. It also helped with confirming some of the other books I've read; fiction and nonfiction; regarding slavery. I do rather strongly think that you need to like reading about early American history to enjoy it. Otherwise; it might not be such a fascinating read. The one thing I came away with was the strength and nobility of the family. And what a horrible Injustice slavery was; and how evil and hard headed some people could be. And how Congress has not really changed; but for the gunfights.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. which I love; but it became pretty dry reading in parts ...By Suzy H. LairdThere was a lot of historical content; which I love; but it became pretty dry reading in parts because of this. I really enjoyed the characters of the Edmondson family; and several of the other more well known historical characters. I have not finished the book.
