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Book Title: African-American Exploration In West Africa: Four Nineteenth...
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Tim Geysbeek
Publication Name: African-American Exploration in West Africa : Four Nineteenth-Century Diaries
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication Year: 2003
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 31.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 504 Pages
