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Book Title: Stones Brigade and the Fight For The McPherson Farm
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Hachette Books
Item Length: 9.3 in
Intended Audience: Adults
Modified Item: No
Subject: History
Vintage: No
Publication Year: 2000
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Era: 1800s
Illustrator: Yes
Item Height: 0.8 in
Author: James J. Dougherty
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, War & Combat
Topic: Army, Civil War, Combat, Military History, True Military Stories, Military / General, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Subjects: History & Military
Item Weight: 0.4 Oz
Item Width: 6.3 in
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
