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| Title | Eine wahre Geschichte; Worte und Bilder von zwei Deutschen aus dem Auslande (p. [18]) |
| Author | Springenschmid, Karl, 1897- |
| Publisher | Franckh'sche verlagshandlung
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| Publisher Location | Germany--Stuttgart |
| Publication Date | 1936 |
| Printer | Unknown
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| Illustrator | Mühlmann, Poldi
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| Image Production Process | Planographic prints--lithographs
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| Notes | Illustrated with color printed lithographs.
Translation of title: "A True story: Words and pictures about two Germans from abroad". This is a laudatory biography of Adolf Hitler for German children. It covers his childhood and military career in World War I up to his political career as German Chancellor.
The illustration depicts three soldiers in a trench. One is keeping watch while the other two open care packages with letters, food, and socks. |
| Contextual Notes | The book is printed in Sütterlin script, developed by Ludwig Sütterlin in 1911. The script was sanctioned by the National Socialists as "Aryan script" and was taught in German schools until the early 1940s. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Heads of state--Juvenile literature; Germany--History--1933-1945--Juvenile literature; Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Juvenile literature |
| Category | Discrimination and bigotry
History
Political works
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| Language | German |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0077 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. DD247 H5 W225 1936 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [32] p.: illustrated; 29.5 x 21 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Photographed from original book in TIFF format using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/EOS 400D, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2009. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist 20.8 |
