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Book Title: John Adams And The Diplomacy Of The American Revolution
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Width: 5in
Author: James H. Hutson
Publication Name: John Adams and the Diplomacy of the American Revolution
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
