Best Selling Books by Oscar Hammerstein

... the story of a young postulate, Maria, who, after proving too high-spirited for the Mother Abess and other nuns, is sent off to work as a governess to seven unruly children. The Von Trapp family is run, in military style, by the seemingly cold-hearted Captain Von Trapp, a lonely widowed naval officer. He proposes to the Baroness Schraeder, who soon realizes that it''s Maria - with her warmth and love for the children - the captain really loves. It is nearly bliss for the newly formed family - except for the Nazi cloud looming on the horizon.