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Book Title: Martyrs Mirror: A Social History
Item Length: 9.4in
Item Height: 1.3in
Item Width: 6.6in
Author: David L. Weaver-Zercher
Publication Name: Martyrs Mirror : a Social History
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 29.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 440 Pages
