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Book Title: Rural Poverty In The United States
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Author: Jennifer Sherman
Publication Name: Rural Poverty in the United States
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 24.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 496 Pages
