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THE RED GIFT

AN AMERICAN SAGA

In a shocking gesture of defiance in the repressive McCarthy era, the author’s grandfather, E.E. Long gave his valuable peach ranch to Communist Party Interests. The newspapers at the  time dubbed this the Red Gift.

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But there were two conditions to the gift. What were they? And what were the consequences of this give-away?

 

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Melvin Belli

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What makes an 82 year old farmer give his valuable peach orchard to Communist Party interests?

 

Learn about the life and times of the author’s controversial grandfather E.E. Long, his estranged son Dana, and the little girl who didn’t have a clue.

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