The last palace : Europe's turbulent century in five lives and one legendary house /

When Eisen moved into the US ambassador's residence in Prague, he was startled to discover swastikas hidden beneath the furniture. As he unspooled the twisting, captivating tale of some of the remarkable people who had called this palace home, he began to chronicle the upheavals that transforme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Eisen, Norman L., 1961- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Crown, an imprint of Crown Publishing, [2018]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Schö̈nbornský palác (Prague, Czech Republic) > History. Pražský hrad (Prague, Czech Republic) > History. Prague (Czech Republic) > History > 20th century. Europe > History > 20th century. Prague (Czech Republic) > Buildings, structures, etc. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish. HISTORY / Europe / Eastern. HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.

Table of 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."