This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...and died. This had caused a set-back in the popularity of water in Novo Grodeck. Dr. Murray had also had trouble with the people who came to her storehouse for help, because they had no sense of order or discipline. The Poles had learned to form lines more readily than the Jews, whostill had a tendency to crowd in. She ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...and died. This had caused a set-back in the popularity of water in Novo Grodeck. Dr. Murray had also had trouble with the people who came to her storehouse for help, because they had no sense of order or discipline. The Poles had learned to form lines more readily than the Jews, whostill had a tendency to crowd in. She had told her soldiery to keep the people in order, and one day she found that they were using their whips to hold them in line. The crowd, however, took this as a matter of course, and no one seemed to mind being struck over the shoulders. Last week she had received a lot of women's clothes and had told some of the people that they could come in and choose dresses for themselves. When they got into the room a regular riot developed, and she had to call in the soldiers to restore order. Dr. Murray had nothing but praise for the Governor of the district. He was energetic and just, and was doing his best under adverse conditions. She had been irritated, however, at the constant requests for bribes which the smaller officials made to her. She had once taken a message to the telegraph station in which she asked the Red Cross in Warsaw to send her some food to save the starving children. Before he would send the message the telegraph operator said to her, " I hear that the Red Cross has received some clothing. I think if I send this message for you, you should give me a suit." She was so angry that she took back her message and transmitted it to Warsaw in a different way. Later in the evening Count Zoltowski and I called on the leading Jewish attorney in the city. The Count has an estate near Novo Grodeck, and while he is away leaves the management of some of his affairs in the hands of this lawyer. When we stepped into the parlour, the l...
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Very Good. First edition. Very good without a dustwrapper. US Mission sent to Poland in 1919 to investigate reported wholesale killings of Jews in Poland. The author was appointed counsel to the Mission and this is the edited, readable form of his daily personal notes aside from the official testimony taken down by the US stenographers.
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Good+ Map; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 194 pages; 1920 Allen Unwin/Brentano's (London & NY) HC 1st edition. Original yellow/orange cloth with titles to spine and cover in dark brown. Square and sound; many pages unopened at fore edge. Spine sunned and fading to light yellow. Cloth rubbed and a little frayed at spine ends and corners. Light soiling to cloth at board edges. Includes color fold-out map at front. In the manner of reported massacres of Jews and other minority ethnicities in the new Poland. A solid copy with some wear and fading to covers. G+ to VG-
