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Book Title: The Power Of Historical Knowledge: Narrating The Past In Haw...
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Name: Power of Historical Knowledge : Narrating the Past in Hawthorne, James, and Dreiser
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: Subjects & Themes / Historical events, American / General
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2014
Item Weight: 20 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.9 in
Subject Area: Literary Criticism
Author: Susan L. Mizruchi
Item Width: 6.8 in
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
Format: Trade Paperback
