The Last Palace
Europe's Turbulent Century in Five Lives and One Legendary House
New York : Crown, [2018]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: ix, 403 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"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.
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, ever, ever, ever" -- "Nothing crushes freedom like a tank" -- A revolutionary production -- On the good Battleship Lollipop -- "The past is never dead. It's not even past."
Subjects:
Schö̈nbornský palác (Prague, Czech Republic) -- History.
Praský hrad (Prague, Czech Republic) -- History.
Prague (Czech Republic) -- History -- 20th century.
Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Prague (Czech Republic) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Schö̈nbornský palác (Prague, Czech Republic) -- History.
Praský hrad (Prague, Czech Republic) -- History.
Prague (Czech Republic) -- History -- 20th century.
Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Prague (Czech Republic) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
ISBN:
9780451495785
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Europe Eis | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.