Muriel's War: An American Heiress in the Nazi Resistance

Muriel's War: An American Heiress in the Nazi Resistance
ISBN-10
0230112358
ISBN-13
9780230112353
Category
History
Pages
258
Language
English
Published
2010-12-07
Publisher
Macmillan
Author
Sheila Isenberg

Description

An American heiress turned resistance hero, Muriel Gardiner was an electrifying woman who impressed everyone she met with her beauty, intelligence, and powerful personality. Her adventurous life led her from Chicago's high society to a Viennese medical school, from Sigmund Freud's inner circle to the Austrian underground. Over the years, she saved countless Jews and anti-fascists, providing shelter and documents ensuring their escape. This remarkable woman's life as a legend of the Austrian Resistance was captured in the movie Julia with Vanessa Redgrave and remains an inspiration to all those who believe that one individual can change the world. Gardiner's astonishing story is told here for the first time in all its variety and unanticipated twists and turns.

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