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Book Title: The Darien Journal Of John Girardeau Legare, Ricegrower
Number of Pages: 172 Pages
Publication Name: Darien Journal of John Girardeau Legare, Ricegrower
Language: English
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Subject: United States / 20th Century, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Sociology / General, United States / 19th Century, Personal Memoirs, General, Agriculture / General, Customs & Traditions
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Author: Buddy Sullivan
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
