Research Catalog

Title

Hitler's father : hidden letters : why the son became a dictator / Roman Sandgruber.

Author

Sandgruber, Roman

Publication

• Yorkshire : Frontline Books, 2022.
• ©2022

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Details

Description

vi, 263 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"The bundle of 31 letters, the pages of which had long yellowed with age, had lain hidden in the attic where they were found for over a century. Only when the razor-sharp script was examined further did historians discover just who had written them - and that person, Alois, was Adolf Hitler's father. Born Alois Schicklgruber on 7 June 1837, the identity of his biological father still undisclosed, Alois eventually became a civil servant in the Austrian customs service. At around the age of 40, Alois changed his family name from Schicklgruber to Hitler - his infamous son being born some eleven years later. The contents of the re-discovered letters have allowed the renowned historian and author Roman Sandgruber to reassess the image that we have of Alois, offering the world a completely new and authentic impression of the man. In Hitler's Father, Sandgruber re-examines Alois' personality and how he significantly shaped the young Adolf. The letters also shed further light onto the everyday life of the Hitler family as whole, a story which is often characterised by myths, inventions and assumptions. They have given the author the opportunity to recount the childhood and youth of the future dictator, painting a dramatic picture of the 'Fuhrer' growing up. These letters also help answer the question that is so often asked: How could a child from an Upper Austrian province, seemingly a failure and self-taught, rise to a position of such power? Indeed, Adolf Hitler's father and 'the province' seemingly lay heavily on him until his suicide in the Fuhrerbunker in 1945. The author examines how the young Hitler's lowly upbringing may have affected him in the years that followed - years which shaped the history of the whole world"--Publisher's description.

Uniform Title

Hitlers Vater. English

Alternative Title

Hitlers Vater.

Subject

• Hitler, Alois, 1837-1903 > Correspondence
• Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 > Family
• Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 > Childhood and youth
• Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
• Childhood and youth of a person
• Families
• Family members

Genre/Form

• Personal correspondence.
• Biographies.
• Correspondence.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-263).

Language (note)

• Translated from the German.

Contents

The difficulty of writing about Hitler -- The burden of coming rom the Province -- The experience of living as a customs officer -- The desire to become a farmer -- Financing -- The dream of being a politician -- The consequences of losing one's father -- The impossibility of escaping the Province.

Call Number

JFE 23-1146

ISBN

• 9781399019279
• 1399019279

OCLC

1338669579

Author

Sandgruber, Roman, author.

Title

Hitler's father : hidden letters : why the son became a dictator / Roman Sandgruber.

Publisher

Yorkshire : Frontline Books, 2022.

Copyright Date

©2022

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-263).

Language

Translated from the German.

Research Call Number

JFE 23-1146