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Book Title: Letters from an American Farmer
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 6.4in
Author: J. Hector ST. John Crèvecoeur
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Letters, United States / General
Publisher: Applewood Books
Publication Year: 2007
Genre: Travel, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 1.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 396 Pages