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Book Title: I Held Lincoln : a Union Sailor's JOURNEY Home
Item Length: 8.8in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 5.8in
Author: Richard E. Quest
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / General
Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: History
Item Weight: 11.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
