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- Title Prohibition in Washington, D.C.:: How Dry We Weren't
- Author Garrett Peck
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher History Press
- Date 2011-03-25
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781609492366 / 1609492366
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 1.27 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 1920's
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Geographic Orientation: District of Columbia
- Library of Congress subjects Washington (D.C.) - History - 20th century, Historic sites - Washington (D.C.)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011002399
- Dewey Decimal Code 363.410
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