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Diamond, Sidney, (1922-1945) to Estelle Spero

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.251 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, (1922-1945) Place Written: at sea in South West Pacific Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 1943 Pagination: 34 p. ; 13 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Diamond provides a detailed description of the journey and the experience of being at sea. He tells her about "the heat which pounds one's body continuously."

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