{"product_id":"9781683781820","title":"Summary of In the Garden of Beasts: by Erik Larson Includes Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary of In the Garden of Beasts: by Erik Larson | Includes Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eby Erik Larson explores several crucial years in Berlin through the eyes of the US\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eambassador and his family. Their experiences serve as both a cautionary tale about\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ethe insidiousness of evil and a harbinger of the hard realization that the rest of\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAmerica was forced to make in a few short years.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn 1933, George Messersmith, US Consul General in Berlin, awaited the naming of\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ea new ambassador amid increasing brutality, fanaticism, and corruption under the\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNazi regime. Messersmith was frustrated that no one back home realized how bad\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eit was. Most US officials figured that Adolf Hitler would become more moderate\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eover time. Their chief concern was getting Germany to pay back $1.2 billion owed\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eto US bond holders in the aftermath of World War I. Hitler talked of paying, but\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMessersmith thought he was just buying time to re-arm Germany…\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside this Instaread Summary of In the Garden of Beasts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• Summary of book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• Introduction to the Important People in the book\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e• Analysis of the Themes and Author’s Style\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith Instaread, you can get the summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003echapter, summarize and analyze it for your convenience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Instaread, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131028816112,"sku":"9781683781820","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781683781820_p0.jpg?v=1763701489","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781683781820","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}