LEADER 02585cam a2200409 a 4500001 223534 005 20240621185101.0 008 120117s2011 nyuab b 001 0 eng 010 2011024559 020 9780374158088 |qhardback 020 0374158088 |qhardback 035 ASIN0374158088 035 (OCoLC)ocn706020969 035 223534 042 pcc 043 e-po---e-ru--- 049 LHMA 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dYDX |dBTCTA |dYDXCP |dCDX |dBWX |dVP@ |dLHM 050 00 DK4600.P775 |bE47 2011 100 1 Egremont, Max, |d1948- 245 10 Forgotten land : |bjourneys among the ghosts of East Prussia / |cMax Egremont. 250 First American edition. 264 1 New York : |bFarrar, Straus and Giroux, |c2011. 300 359 pages : |billustrations, map ; |c24 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 520 "Until the end of World War II, East Prussia was the German empire's farthest eastern redoubt, a thriving and beautiful land on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Now it lives only in history and in myth. Since 1945, the territory has been divided between Poland and Russia, stretching from the border between Russia and Lithuania in the east and south, and through Poland in the west. In Forgotten Land, Max Egremont offers a vivid account of this region and its people through the stories of individuals who were intimately involved in and transformed by its tumultuous history, as well as accounts of his own travels and interviews he conducted along the way. Forgotten Land is a story of historical identity and character, told through intimate portraits of people and places. It is a unique examination of the layers of history, of the changing perceptions and myths of homeland, of virtue and of wickedness, and of how a place can still overwhelm those who left it years before"--Provided by publisher. 520 "A history of East Prussia"--Provided by publisher. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 651 0 Prussia, East (Poland and Russia) |xHistory. 650 0 Germans |zPrussia, East (Poland and Russia) |xHistory. 650 0 Group identity |zPrussia, East (Poland and Russia) 600 10 Egremont, Max, |d1948- |xTravel |zPrussia, East (Poland and Russia) 856 42 |3Cover image |uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/088/9780374158088/image/lgcover.9780374158088.jpg 852 0 |bstacks |hDK4600.P775 |iE47 2011