Format:
Online-Ressource (319 p)
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Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780814707944
Content:
""A fascinating account of the enthusiastic effort to establish a home for the fledgling United Nations at the end of World War II. Mires creates a powerful sense of suspense as she describes the intense competition among boosters from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and even the Black Hills of South Dakota. In lively and elegant prose, from the first sentence to the last, she captures the contradictory visions of the 'Capital of the World' that persisted from beginning to end."" -Allan M. Winkler, Distinguished Professor of History, Miami University From 1944 to 1946, as the world pivoted f
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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pt. I. From war to peace -- pt. II. The new world -- pt. III. American dreams.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780814708354
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780814707944
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Capital of the World : The Race to Host the United Nations
Language:
English
URL:
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