The Legacy of George Mason
- ISBN-10
- 0913969001
- ISBN-13
- 9780913969007
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography / Historical
- Pages
- 149
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1983
- Publisher
- George Mason University Press
- Author
- Josephine F. Pacheco
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