Daily Archives: August 15, 2011


In the Garden of Beasts

Erik Larson. In the Garden of Beasts. New York: Crown Publishing Company, 2011. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald FDR’s choice of William E. Dodd as ambassador to Germany in 1933 was odd at best. Dodd simply did not fit the “mold” required for the august position: he was not rich; […]