Freedom at midnight
Collins, Larry1997
Book
Main title:
Freedom at midnight / Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre.
Work:
Edition:
New ed./Pbk. ed.
Imprint:
London : HarperCollins, 1997.
Collation:
xxi, 628 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: London: William Collins, 1975.Includes bibliographical references (pages 594-604) and index.
Contents:
Preface to new editionPrologue'A race destined to govern and subdue''Walk alone, walk alone''Leave India to God'A last tattoo for the dying RajAn old man and his shattered dreamA precious little placePalaces and tigers, elephants and jewelsA day cursed by the starsThe most complex divorce in history'We will always remain brothers 'While the world slept'Oh lovely dawn of freedom''Our people have gone mad'The greatest migration in history'Kashmir - only Kashmir!'Two brahmins from Poona'Let Gandhi die!'The vengeance of Madanlal Pahwa'We must get Gandhi before the police get us'The second crucifixion.
ISBN:
00063885159780006388517
Dewey class:
954.04954.04 COL
LC class:
DS480.84
Language:
English
Subject:
Gandhi, MahatmaIndia -- History -- 1765-1947, British occupationIndia -- Politics and government -- 20th centuryIndia -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947India -- Politics and government -- 1947-India -- History -- Partition, 1947India -- Politics and government -- 1919-1947India -- History -- 1947-
BRN:
2285578