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Book Title: American Passage : the Communications Frontier in Early New England
Item Length: 0.9in
Item Height: 0.1in
Item Width: 0.6in
Author: Katherine Grandjean
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Communication Studies, Sociology / General, United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), General, United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, ME, NH, Ri, VT), Customs & Traditions, United States / General, Native American
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Psychology, Language Arts & Disciplines, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 21.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
