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Book Title: Connecticut : a History
Item Length: 8.3in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 4.3in
Author: David Morris Roth
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / Northeast / New England (Ct, mA, ME, NH, Ri, VT), United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, ME, NH, Ri, VT)
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Publication Year: 1979
Genre: Travel, History
Item Weight: 12.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
