Paul Benzaquin

Holocaust! (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

First published in November 1959, this is the bestselling account of the fire at The Cocoanut Grove, a premier nightclub during the post-Prohibition 1930s and 1940s in Boston, Massachusetts, on the night of November 28, 1942.It was the scene of the deadliest nightclub fire in history, killing 492 people and injuring hundreds more. The scale of the tragedy shocked the nation and briefly replaced the events of World War II in newspaper headlines. It led to a reform of safety standards and codes across the U.S., and to major changes in the treatment and rehabilitation of burn victims internationally.Written by radio broadcaster and Boston Globe journalist, Paul Benzaquin, this book is widely regarded as one of the most harrowing tales in the annals of disaster: a story of panic and desperation, of chaos and utter fear, it is also a story of almost incredible courage and ingenuity in the midst of despair.What gives this story lasting value is its emphasis on the aftermath of the fire: the medical innovations wrought by hospital workers in their attempt to save lives; the change in safety regulations brought about by the official enquiry in to the causes of the fire.Paul Benzaquin has scrupulously sifted facts from fancy and with powerful dramatic force molded these and other important elements into a stunning narrative, making Holocaust! a powerful book.Unmissable reading.Contains a detailed layout plan of The Cocanut Grove illustrated with over 20 black-and-white photographs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Golden Springs Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781787202535
• Artikelnr.: 47146069

Autorenporträt

Paul Benzaquin (1923 or 1924 - February 13, 2013) was a 20th-century American broadcaster, pioneer of talk radio, newspaper journalist and bestselling author. Born and raised in Quincy, Massachusetts, he served with the 37th Infantry Division during World War II on Bougainville and in the Philippines, and was awarded the Bronze Star. He then embarked on a journalism career in 1948 at the Boston Globe. He wrote the 1959 non-fiction bestseller Holocaust! and moved to radio broadcasting shortly thereafter, starting at WEEI in September 1960. He then worked at most of Boston's big news stations, including WHDH, WBZ, and WRKO, and also wrote a column for the Boston Herald Traveler from 1964-1969. He spent a year at Chicago station WLS-TV, returning to Boston in 1971. In the 1970s, Mr. Benzaquin became interested in early childhood development and produced a long-running series for WEEI called "Being a Baby". The broadcasts featured his reporting on a group of babies from Marshfield, Massachusetts and also featured experts such as Harvard psychologist Burton White. He later hosted a light night television talk show on WBZ-TV and then worked for WRKO from 1992-1996. He was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2007. Benzaquin died in 2013 at the age of 90.