Letters to Sara Weber, 1933-1940.

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Letters to Sara Weber, 1933-1940.

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Manuscript and typescript letters, signed, concerning Trotsky's books on Lenin and Stalin, and his dealings with the publishers Doubleday Doran. Letters also concernin the book publication of L'histoire in English translation with Simon and Schuster and contract issues, and discussions with Doubleday about his book, "The revolution betrayed." Letters also discuss articles by Trotsky and by Louis Weber, Trotsky's problems of finding a typist skilled in Russian, and personal matters. Letters also refer to the political situation of the Communist party in the U.S. Includes a reader's report on Wolf Weiss's novel, I confess.

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