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Book Title: Mountaineer Jamboree: Country Music In West Virginia
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Ivan M. Tribe
Publication Name: Mountaineer Jamboree : Country Music in West Virginia
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Publication Year: 1996
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
