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Book Title: Martha Coston and the Box of Light
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.5in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Tom Lonergan
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / 19th Century
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2013
Genre: History
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 196 Pages
