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Book Title: Routes of Power : Energy and Modern America
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Item Height: 0.1 in
Publication Year: 2016
Topic: Public Policy / Energy Policy, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Economic History, United States / 20th Century, General, Power Resources / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Transportation, Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Item Length: 0.9 in
Author: Christopher F. Jones
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
