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Item Weight: 0.69 lbs
Book Title: House Behind the Cedars
Number of Pages: 188 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Mint Editions
Publication Year: 2021
Topic: Cultural Heritage, African American / General
Genre: Fiction
Author: Charles W. Chestnutt
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5 in
Book Series: Black Narratives Ser.
Format: Hardcover
