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Book Title: John Bell Hood: And The Struggle For Atlanta
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.5in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: David Coffey
Publication Name: John BELL Hood and the Struggle for Atlanta
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: State House Press
Publication Year: 1998
Series: Civil War Campaigns and Commanders Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 9.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 176 Pages