America: Past and Present
- ISBN-10
- 0205911773
- ISBN-13
- 9780205911776
- Series
- America
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 896
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-06-22
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Authors
- Robert A. Divine, T. H. Breen, H. W. Brands
Description
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