Max Wallace
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shortlisted for the 2018 RBC Taylor prize for literary nonfiction
"A riveting tale of the previously unknown and fascinating story of the unsung angels who strove to foil the Final Solution."—Kirkus starred review
On November 25, 1944, prisoners at Auschwitz heard a deafening explosion. Emerging from their barracks, they witnessed the crematoria and gas chambers—part of the largest killing machine in human history—come...
"A riveting tale of the previously unknown and fascinating story of the unsung angels who strove to foil the Final Solution."—Kirkus starred review
On November 25, 1944, prisoners at Auschwitz heard a deafening explosion. Emerging from their barracks, they witnessed the crematoria and gas chambers—part of the largest killing machine in human history—come...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In this powerful new history, New York Times bestselling author Max Wallace draws on groundbreaking research to reframe Helen Keller's journey after the miracle, vividly bringing to light her rarely discussed, lifelong fight for social justice across gender, class, race, and ability. Raised in Alabama, she sent shockwaves through the South when she launched a public broadside against Jim Crow and donated to the NAACP. She used her fame to oppose...