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Book Title: Queen's Pirate: Sir Francis Drake and the Golden Hind
Item Length: 7.8in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6.9in
Author: Kevin Jackson
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Maritime History & Piracy
Publisher: LeapFrog Press
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: History
Item Weight: 4.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
