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Captain of Innocence: France & the Dreyfus Affair
Captain of Innocence France the Dreyfus Affair Author:Norman Finkelstein The Dreyfus Affair profoundly affected France and the world at the turn of the twentieth century. Despite his innocence, Alfred Dreyfus, a Jew, was the victim of rampant anti-Semitism. He was found guilty of treason through the use of contrived evidence and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. Horn Book said , "Norman Finkel... more »steins' careful reconstruction is a gripping story." Kirkus Reviews said, "A significant, sobering piece of the past, well worth pondering today." Listed in Books for the Teenage, New York Public Library and named a 1991 NCCS/CBS Notable Children's Trade Book.« less