Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus: A Ghost Story and a Biography
- ISBN-10
- 1868144887
- ISBN-13
- 9781868144884
- Category
- Exploitation
- Pages
- 232
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Authors
- Pamela Scully, Clifton C. Crais
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