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Experiencing Mount Vernon: Eyewitness Accounts, 1784-1865

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Book Title: Experiencing Mount Vernon: Eyewitness Accounts, 1784-1865

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 1.2in

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Author: Jean B. Lee

Publication Name: Experiencing Mount Vernon : Eyewitness Accounts, 1784-1865

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Language: English

Publisher: University of Virginia Press

Publication Year: 2006

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Item Weight: 12.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 304 Pages

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