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Book Title: Washington And Rome: Catholicism In American Culture
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
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Author: Michael Zoeller Company
Publication Name: Washington and Rome : Catholicism in American Culture
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Publication Year: 1999
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 290 Pages
