This learned volume is about as chilling as historiography gets." ―Walter Laqueur; The New Republic... a one-volume study of Auschwitz without peer in Holocaust literature." ―Kirkus Reviews... a comprehensive portrait of the largest and most lethal of the Nazi death camps... serves as a vital contribution to Holocaust studies and a bulwark against forgetting."―Publishers WeeklyMore than a million people were murdered at Auschwitz; of whom 90 percent were Jews. Here leading scholars from around the world provide the first comprehensive account of what took place at Auschwitz.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Groundbreaking studyBy Michael KirklandDoctor LaRoche's groundbreaking study dispels many of the myths and legends surrounding the Underground Railroad of the 19th century by documenting the role that free black communities; geographic landscape features; and Black churches played in the emancipation of escapees from the South. The painstaking research; analysis; and organization of her unique material are overwhelmingly compelling.A must read for student; scholar; historian; and anyone interested in this shameful but inspirational period of American history.Michael Kirkland1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An incredible storyBy Judi M. LattaCheryl LaRoche does a masterful job of identifying little-known pockets of resistance on the Underground Railroad. I had no idea about some of the rich experiences she tells. I was especially interested in her discussion of the role of the Black Church as a consistent site of action. The research in this book not only enlightens but empowers. I'm anxious to share the book with my friends and family so they too can see history with new eyes.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. LaRoche does an excellent job of describing the landscape of these communitiesBy Sonja WilliamsThis is an engaging; almost poetic discussion of the existence and development of four free black communities and their relationship to the Underground Railroad. LaRoche does an excellent job of describing the landscape of these communities; and she makes some of the communities' residents come live on the page. A well written study that both scholars and non-scholars should enjoy. Read today!
