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Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 to Estelle Spero

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.253 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 Place Written: South West Pacific Ocean Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 1943 Pagination: 4 p. ; 13 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Diamond describes the "hot, sweltering horror" of the climate in the Tropics". He outlines the books that he has read on the voyage, giving Estelle short reviews of each. Written at sea

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