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The zookeeper's wife / Diane Ackerman.

Author: Ackerman, Diane, 1948-

Imprint:New York : W.W. Norton, c2007.

Physical Description:368 pages : ill. ; 22 cm.

Note:Documents the true story of Warsaw Zoo keepers and resistance activists Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who in the aftermath of Germany's invasion of Poland saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish citizens by smuggling them into empty cages and their home villa.

Electronic Resource:Electronic version: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0714/2007012635.html -- Materials specified: Table of contents only



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