The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler
HarperCollins · Paperback · June 16, 2015
* “The most complete and successful biography of the Führer available for this audience.”—SLJ, starred review Many people believe Hitler was the personification of evil.
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- Who it’s for
- A clear-eyed biography examines Hitler’s disturbing complexity and the conditions behind his rise to power.
- Themes
- Hitler’s complex character, Forces behind Hitler’s rise, Social conditions enabling his rise
- Genres
- Historical Biographies for Kids, Holocaust for Kids, Political Biographies for Kids
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* “The most complete and successful biography of the Führer available for this audience.”—SLJ, starred review Many people believe Hitler was the personification of evil. In this Sibert Medal–winning biography, James Cross Giblin penetrates this façade and presents a picture of a complex person—at once a brilliant, influential politician and a deeply disturbed man.
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Giblin explores the forces that shaped the man as well as the social conditions that furthered his rapid rise to power. Powerful archival images provide a haunting visual accompaniment to this clear and compelling account of a life that left an ineradicable mark on our world.
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A clear-eyed biography examines Hitler’s disturbing complexity and the conditions behind his rise to power.
Come here for
- An account of the forces that shaped a deeply disturbed political figure
- A closer look at the social conditions behind his rapid rise
Expect
- A clear, compelling account of a life that marked the world
- Haunting archival images alongside the text
Where it sits
| Historical Biographies for Kids | 76% |
|---|---|
| Holocaust for Kids | 63% |
| Political Biographies for Kids | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Biographies for Kids
- Writers' Lives for Kids
- Musicians' Lives for Kids
- Political Biographies for Kids
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- Science & Tech Biographies for Kids
- Biographies of Women for Kids
- Girls & Young Women
- European History for Kids
- Authors
- James Cross Giblin
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 16, 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Hitler’s complex character · Forces behind Hitler’s rise · Social conditions enabling his rise
- Reading lane
- Historical Biographies for Kids