Old Man River: The Life of Ray Ackerman
- ISBN-10
- 1885596243
- ISBN-13
- 9781885596246
- Category
- Admirals
- Pages
- 311
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Authors
- Bob Burke, Joan Gilmore
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