It takes so long : the autobiography of William Yale, 1938.

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It takes so long : the autobiography of William Yale, 1938.

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Photocopy of a corrected typescript of chapters 1-12 (of 25), originally written in 1938. The autobiography covers his early years but focuses on his career following graduation from Yale when he was employed by Standard Oil of New York. Sent to the Middle East to study oil field production, Yale, who was also an officer in the U.S. Army, became involved with the politics surrounding World War I and war against the Ottoman Turks in Palestine and was present at the fall of Jerusalem and Beirut to Allied forces. Following the armistice, he assisted the International Commission on Mandates in Turkey, but predicted chaos in Palestine and Syria over the inconsistent and various committments, declarations, agreements, and treaties that had been put in place between the conflicting factions in the region. The memoir concludes in 1919.

1 v. (ca. 300 p.) ; 29 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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Yale, William, 1887-1975

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Middle East specialist, educator. From the description of Reminiscences of William Yale : oral history, 1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309735638 William Yale: diplomat, author, professor; employed by Standard Oil Company of New York in the Middle East, 1910-1917; in 1917 received appointment as Special Agent of the Department of State dealing with the Middle East; in 1919 attended Paris Peace Conference, where he was on the staff of ...