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Book Title: Hatteras Light : a Novel
Item Length: 8in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Philip Gerard
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: War & Military
Publisher: Carolina Wren Press
Publication Year: 1997
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 0.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
