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Book Title: Truman, Palestine, And The Press: Shaping Conventional Wisdo...
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Bruce Evensen
Publication Name: Truman, Palestine, and the Press : Shaping Conventional Wisdom at the Beginning of the Cold War
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Series: Contributions in American History Ser.
Publication Year: 1992
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
