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[STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.]
Message of the President of the United States ... concerning the outrages lately committed against the family of Mr. Dickson, an American citizen residing at Jaffa, in Palestine. Washington: May 1, 1858.

12 February 2012, 09:00 PST
California, Los Angeles and California, San Francisco

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[STEINBECK, JOHN. 1902-1968.]

Message of the President of the United States ... concerning the outrages lately committed against the family of Mr. Dickson, an American citizen residing at Jaffa, in Palestine. Washington: May 1, 1858.
3 pp. 8vo. Disbound. Cut to upper margin of title page, some age toning. WITH: another copy, with light dampstaining.

A Congressional report detailing an attack against Steinbeck's grandfather and other relatives in Palestine. Steinbeck's grandfather and others had gone to Palestine in the mid-19th century to train the Jews in farming and hasten the coming of the Messiah. Their settlement was wiped out in an attacked that killed Steinbeck's great-uncle and saw a great-aunt and cousin raped.

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