The unwanted : America, Auschwitz, and a village caught in between

The unwanted : America, Auschwitz, and a village caught in between / Michael Dobbs.

Author/creator	Dobbs, Michael, 1950- author.
Other author/creator	United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Copyright Notice	©2019
Description	xiii, 346 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Relations with Jews. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Political and social views. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Jews, European--Government policy --United States --History --20th century. Jews--Persecutions --Europe --History --20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Jews --Rescue. United States--Emigration and immigration --Government policy --20th century.

Contents	Foreword by Sara Bloomfield -- November 1938 -- Visa lines -- FDR -- Kippenheim -- Flight -- Save our souls -- Fifth column -- Gurs -- Marseille-Martinique -- Les milles -- Enemy aliens -- To the East -- Epilogue: Memory.
Abstract	"The powerfully told story of a group of German Jews desperately seeking American visas to escape the Nazis, and an illuminating account of America's struggle with the refugee crisis caused by the rise of Hitler. Official tie-in to the U.S. Holocaust Museum multi-year exhibit"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	A Borzoi book.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-322) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Dobbs, Michael, 1950- Unwanted. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2019] 9781524733209
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2018024784
ISBN	9781524733193 (hardcover)
ISBN	1524733199
Standard identifier#	40029041477

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	D804.3 .D63 2019	✔ Available	Place Hold