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Author: Spero, Patrick (Author)
Book Title: Frontier Country: The Politics Of War In Early Pennsylvania
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication Year: 2018
Item Weight: 1.1 lbs
