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Lbj's Texas White House
Our Heart's Home
by Hal Rothman
ISBN: 1585441414
ISBN-13: 9781585441419
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr
Published date: 2001
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.65 pounds
Pages: 300
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