Booklet The uncensored story: how your dimes and quarters helped pay for Hitler's war
Creator(s)
- Booktab, Inc (Publisher)
- John Boylan (Author)
- William Sharp (Illustrator)
Biographical History
Leon Schleifer was born in 1900 in Germany. He served in the German army at the end of World War I (1914-1918). He became a political cartoonist and his work was published in the anti-Nazi press. He also specialized in courtroom trial sketches. After the appointment of Hitler as Chancellor in 1933, Schliefer emigrated to the United States. He changed his name to William Sharp and continued his career as an editorial cartoonist and illustrator. His work was published in the New York Times, Life Magazine, and other publications. He died in 1961, age sixty-one years.
Archival History
The book was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
Scope and Content
Book written by John Boylan in 1942, exposing American businessmen and lawyers who helped German industries. It has an introduction by Rex Stout and illustrations by William Sharp.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
64 p. ; 28 cm.
Corporate Bodies
- IG Farben (Firm)
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--Germany.
- World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States.
Genre
- Object
- Books and Published Materials