To a God Unknown by John Steinbeck [TOWER FIRST EDITION / 1943]
To a God Unknown by John Steinbeck
FIRST TOWER BOOKS PRINTING [1943] TOWER BOOKS
Rare 1943 hardcover printing. No dust jacket. Book is overall in very good condition. Some mild discoloration to cover and tanning to pages. Otherwise a tight, clean and extremely readable copy of this rare edition.While fulfilling his dead father's dream of creating a prosperous farm in California, Joseph Wayne comes to believe that a magnificent tree on the farm embodies his father's spirit. His brothers and their families share in Joseph's prosperity and the farm flourishes - until one brother, scared by Joseph's pagan belief, kills the tree and brings disease and famine on the farm. Set in familiar Steinbeck country, To a God Unknown is a mystical tale, exploring one man's attempt to control the forces of nature and to understand the ways of God.