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Book Title: Brothers Of A Vow: Secret Fraternal Orders And The Transform...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Ami Pflugrad-Jackisch
Publication Name: Brothers of a Vow : Secret Fraternal Orders and the Transformation of White Male Culture in Antebellum Virginia
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
