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Book Title: Treacherous Beauty : Peggy Shippb
Item Length: 9.1in.
Item Height: 0.8in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Jacob Case
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: History
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
