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Waiting for the Morning Train
An American Boyhood
by Bruce Catton
ISBN: 0814318843
ISBN-13: 9780814318843
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Wayne State Univ Pr
Published date: 1987
Size: 6 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 1.15 pounds
Publisher's Notes
The celebrated writer reminisces about his boyhood in Michigan at the turn of the century.
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Waiting for the Morning Train: An American Boyhood
Catton, Bruce
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.: Wayne State Univ Pr, 1987 1987 hardcover published without jacket/clean & unmarked.. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by SCHOOL HAUS BOOKS (United States)
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