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American Speeches : Political Oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War Ted Widmer

Author: Ted Widmer
Published Date: 05 Oct 2006
Publisher: The Library of America
Original Languages: English
Book Format: Hardback::810 pages
ISBN10: 1931082979
ISBN13: 9781931082976
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