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Book Title: Lincoln, Congress, And Emancipation
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Donald R. Kennon
Publication Name: Lincoln, Congress, and Emancipation
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Series: Perspective Hist of Congress 1801-1877 Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 276 Pages
