an Extraordinary Story Of Tenacity And Intrigue, And The Deep Human Urge To Salvage Hope From Tragedy.
publishers Weeklythe Rumors That One Of Nicholas Ii's Daughters Survived The Russian Imperial Family's Savage Murder Led To A Slew Of Claimants To The Russian Throne. The Most Famous Was Anna Anderson (1896-1984), Whose Legal Battle For Recognition As The Youngest Daughter, Anastasia, Spawned The Longest-running German Court Case Of The 20th Century, As Well As Books, A Broadway Play And A Memorable Film With Ingrid Bergman Playing Anna. A Decade After Her Death, Dna Tests Proved That Anderson Was Not Anastasia But A Polish Peasant; An Aspiring Actress, She Had Been In And Out Of German Mental Sanitariums Until, After A 1920 Suicide Attempt, Her Claim To Be Anastasia Brought Her To The World's Attention. Anderson's Bizarre Clutch Of Supporters, Comically But Sympathetically Portrayed By Welch, Included Social-climbing White Russians And An Eccentric American Millionaire Who Married Anderson When She Was 72 (he Was 23 Years Her Junior). Chief Among Her True Believers Were Gleb Botkin, Whose Father, The Romanov Physician, Had Been Murdered Alongside The Czar. Anderson's Denouncers Included The Czar's Sister Xenia And Prince Felix Yussoupov, Rasputin's Murderer. Welch (the Romanovs And Mr. Gibbes) Has Researched A Complex And Compelling History, A Testament To The Power Of Self-delusion And The Desperate Human Need To Believe In Something Bigger Than Ourselves. 54 Illus. (sept.)
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- Leaders & Notable People
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Author : Welch, Frances
Language : English
Edition : 1st American Ed
Published :2007-09-17
Number Of Pages : 340
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0393065774
ISBN-13 : 9780393065770
Item weight : 1.05 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 5.8 in x 8.2 in
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