East of Eden / John Steinbeck.

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This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families--the Trasks' and the Hamilton's--whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. The story of t...

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Main Author:	Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Viking Press, 1952.
Series:	Jack and Susan Davis Rare Book Collection.
Subjects:	Salinas River Valley (Calif.) > Fiction. Children of prostitutes > Fiction. Fathers and sons > Fiction. Sibling rivalry > Fiction. Domestic fiction. Inscriptions (Provenance) > 1952.
Genre:	Fiction. Domestic fiction. Inscriptions (Provenance)
Ownership and Custodial History:	Copy 3 : Inscription on recto of first fly-leaf: "To Dad From Chub, Christmas 1952."
Local Note:	MSU: Copy 2 : In recognition of MSU Libraries Student Employee, Megan Haugh, Class of 2016. MSU: Copy 3 gift of Jack and Susan Davis. MSU: Copy 3 in dust jacket.
Physical Description:	602 pages ; 22 cm
Format:	Book