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Life of Henry David Thoreau
by Henry Stephens Salt
ISBN: 0252069064
ISBN-13: 9780252069062
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr
Published date: 2000
Size: 6 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 0.65 pounds
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Life of Henry David Thoreau
Salt, Henry S.; Hendrick, George (editor); Hendrick, Willene (editor); Oehlschlaeger, Fritz (editor)
Champaign, IL, U.S.A.: University of Illinois Press, 2000. Trade paperback, new. First paperback edition. Third version of biography, completed in 1908, but never published in the author's lifetime. Indexed. 153 pages.. ISBN: 0252069064. Trade Paperback. New. BIOGRAPHY THOREAU HENRY DAVID 1817 1862 LITERARY CRITICISM AMERICAN GENERAL LITERATURE. ( more information)
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Life of Henry David Thoreau
University of Illinois Press, 2000-05-11. Paperback. Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. ( more information)
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