Eleanor

The Years Alone

by Joseph P. Lash

ISBN: 0393073610
ISBN-13: 9780393073614
Format: Hardcover

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Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Published date: 1972
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.9 pounds

Publisher's Notes

Relates this indomitable spirit's efforts on behalf of world peace and social betterment following her husband's death.

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