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Book Title: Waitin' for the Train to Come in : a Novel of World War II
Number of Pages: 510 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Height: 1.3 in
Publication Year: 2013
Topic: Historical
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 30 oz
Author: David Garnes
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
