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Book Title: Capture The Flag: The Stars And Stripes In American History
Item Length: 8in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Arnaldo Testi
Publication Name: Captûre the Flag : the Stars and Stripes in American History
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
