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Don Pacifico
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- Book Synopsis
- The house of Don Pacifico, president of the Jewish community in Athens, was looted by a mob in April 1847. The riot was government-inspired and the courts were crooked. There was little chance of getting the large compensation Pacifico claimed - until Palmerston, the British Foreign Secretary, became involved in a totally justifiable piece of gunboat diplomacy. The author has unearthed a mass of information which finally shows Pacifico to be a victim of prejudice rather than a conman, and has shed new light on a fascinating episode of 19th-century European history.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780853037620
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Vallentine Mitchell, (30 September 2007)
- Number of Pages
- 284
- Weight
- 618 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 x 33 mm
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