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The “lost” bill and other stories from Greece during the Marshall Plan

From Kathimerini · () Greek

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  • A book draws on an unpublished archive about the American mission in Greece during the country’s civil war and the Marshall Plan.
  • Its stories include banks running out of British pounds, a bill disappearing on the way to the printer and American women learning Greek in Athens shops.
  • Editors Gonda Van Steen and Harrison Blackman discuss the material with Kathimerini.

Banks that ran out of British pounds, a bill that “disappeared” on its way to the printer, and American women learning Greek in Athens shops are among the stories collected in a new book.

The book draws on an unpublished archive documenting everyday life for the American mission in Greece during the civil war and the Marshall Plan. Its editors, Gonda Van Steen and Harrison Blackman, discuss the material with Kathimerini.

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