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.
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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