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Army of Israel
Mormon Battalion Narratives
ISBN: 0874212944
ISBN-13: 9780874212945
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Utah State Univ Pr
Published date: 2000
Size: 6.25 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.8 pounds
Pages: 492
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Army Of Israel (Qty: 2)
David Bigler
Utah State University Press, 01-Aug-2000. Paperback. NEW. Brand new item. Over 4 million customers served. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Few left in stock - order soon. Code: U20081015192528G ( more information)
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Army Of Israel
David Bigler
Utah State University Press, 2000-08-01. Paperback. Good. Signed. INSCRIBED/SIGNED BY AUTHOR WILL BAGLEY. Cover has light wear, scratching and indentations. Spine uncreased, flat, pgs crisp, clean, tight, unmarked. No remainder mark. Fm nonsmoking home, careful shipping. ( more information)
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Army of Israel Mormon Battalion Narratives (Qty: 3)
Bigler, David L. and Will Bagley
Logan, UT Utah State University Press 2000 Softcover first paperback edition As NEW Softcover, 492pp. First publised by the Arthur H. Clark Company as Volume 4 in the series Kingdom in the West. It is a collection of firsthand accounts and other primary sources regarding the Mormon Battalion's march and subsequent adventures. ( more information)
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