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Europe's American Revolution
by Simon P. Newman
ISBN: 1403989974
ISBN-13: 9781403989970
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published date: 2006
Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 0.84 pounds
Pages: 201
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