Great Escape
- ISBN-10
- 074326116X
- ISBN-13
- 9780743261166
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 271
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-11-06
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Kati Marton
Description
Traces the early twentieth century journey of nine prominent men from Budapest who fled fascism to seek sanctuary in America, where they made pivotal contributions to science, film, and photojournalism.
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