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Book Title: Relation Of Virginia: A Boy's Memoir Of Life With The Powhat...
Item Length: 7.2in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 4.5in
Author: Henry Spelman
Publication Name: Relation of Virginia : a Boy's Memoir of Life with the Powhatans and the Patawomecks
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: NY University Press
Publication Year: 2019
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 7.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 96 Pages
