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Wakeful Anguish
A Literary Biography of William Humphrey
by Ashby Bland Crowder
ISBN: 0807128872
ISBN-13: 9780807128879
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr
Published date: 2004
Size: 6.25 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.8 pounds
Pages: 456
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