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Book Title: A Postcard View Of Hell: One Doughboy's Souvenir Album Of Th...
Item Length: 9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Frank Jacob, Mark D. Van Ells
Publication Name: Postcard View of Hell : One Doughboy's Souvenir Album of the FIRST WORLD War
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vernon Art AND Science Inc.
Publication Year: 2019
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
