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American Legends: The Life Of Jim Bowie

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Book Title: American Legends: the Life of Jim Bowie

Item Length: 11in

Item Height: 0.2in

Item Width: 8.5in

Author: Charles River Charles River Editors

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Features: Large Type

Topic: Military

Publisher: CreateSpace

Publication Year: 2017

Genre: Biography & Autobiography

Item Weight: 9.6 Oz

Number of Pages: 82 Pages

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