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- catalog abstract "Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has since become a world classic -- a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, they and another family lived cloistered in the "Secret Annex" of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and amusing, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.".
- catalog alternative "Achterhuis. English".
- catalog alternative "Diary of a young girl.".
- catalog contributor b2416819.
- catalog coverage "Netherlands History German occupation, 1940-1945.".
- catalog created "c1967.".
- catalog date "1967".
- catalog date "c1967.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1967.".
- catalog description "Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has since become a world classic -- a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, they and another family lived cloistered in the "Secret Annex" of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and amusing, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.".
- catalog extent "308 p. ;".
- catalog issued "1967".
- catalog issued "c1967.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday,".
- catalog spatial "Netherlands History German occupation, 1940-1945.".
- catalog subject "D810.J4 F715 1967".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Jews.".
- catalog title "Achterhuis. English".
- catalog title "Anne Frank : the diary of a young girl / translated from the Dutch by B. M. Mooyaart-Doubleday ; with an introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt.".
- catalog title "Diary of a young girl.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".