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The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad: A True Story of Science and Sacrifice in a City under Siege
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From the winner of the 2023 Wingate Literary Prize comes a fascinating and moving untold story of the Leningrad scientists who risked everything for the future of humanity
'An astonishing story brilliantly told . . . It is as moving as it is gripping to read' - Jonathan Dimbleby, author of Endgame: 1944
'A richly researched and meticulously observed account of a little-explored corner of 20th-century history' - Guardian
'A fantastically well-researched history of science and sacrifice saturated in drama' - i
In the summer of 1941, German troops surrounded the Russian city of Leningrad - now St Petersburg - and began the longest blockade in recorded history. By the most conservative estimates, the siege would claim the lives of three-quarters of a million people. Most died of starvation.
At the centre of the embattled city stood a converted palace that housed the greatest living plant library ever amassed - the world's first seed bank. After attempts to evacuate the collection failed, and as supplies dwindled, the scientists responsible faced a terrible decision: should they distribute the specimens to the starving population, or preserve them in the hope that they held the key to ending global famine?
Drawing on previously unseen sources, The Forbidden Garden tells the remarkable and moving story of the botanists who remained at the Plant Institute during the darkest days of the siege, risking their lives in the name of science.
'A beautifully-written account of one of the most extraordinary and little-known episodes of the Second World War -- a scientific feat and act of collective self-sacrifice the consequences of which continue to be felt today' - Adam Higginbotham, author of Challenger
'A gripping, original and important story of courage and science in wartime' - Roland Philipps, author of A Spy Named Orphan
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Hachette UK Limited
Victoria Embankment 50 Carmelite House
EC4Y 0DZ London
enquiries@hachette.co.uk
44 20 3122 6000
'An astonishing story brilliantly told . . . It is as moving as it is gripping to read' - Jonathan Dimbleby, author of Endgame: 1944
'A richly researched and meticulously observed account of a little-explored corner of 20th-century history' - Guardian
'A fantastically well-researched history of science and sacrifice saturated in drama' - i
In the summer of 1941, German troops surrounded the Russian city of Leningrad - now St Petersburg - and began the longest blockade in recorded history. By the most conservative estimates, the siege would claim the lives of three-quarters of a million people. Most died of starvation.
At the centre of the embattled city stood a converted palace that housed the greatest living plant library ever amassed - the world's first seed bank. After attempts to evacuate the collection failed, and as supplies dwindled, the scientists responsible faced a terrible decision: should they distribute the specimens to the starving population, or preserve them in the hope that they held the key to ending global famine?
Drawing on previously unseen sources, The Forbidden Garden tells the remarkable and moving story of the botanists who remained at the Plant Institute during the darkest days of the siege, risking their lives in the name of science.
'A beautifully-written account of one of the most extraordinary and little-known episodes of the Second World War -- a scientific feat and act of collective self-sacrifice the consequences of which continue to be felt today' - Adam Higginbotham, author of Challenger
'A gripping, original and important story of courage and science in wartime' - Roland Philipps, author of A Spy Named Orphan
Producent/osoba odpowiedzialna za bezpieczeństwo produktu
Hachette UK Limited
Victoria Embankment 50 Carmelite House
EC4Y 0DZ London
enquiries@hachette.co.uk
44 20 3122 6000
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Data wydania: 14.11.2024
Liczba stron: 384
Wymiary: 16.4x24.0
Typ okładki:twarda okładka
Wydawca: Hodder & Stoughton
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Tytuł:The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad: A True Story of Science and Sacrifice in a City under Siege
EAN: 9781399714556
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