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Book Title: Idea Whose Time Has Come : Two Presidents, Two Parties, and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act Of 1964
Item Length: 8.3in.
Item Height: 0.8in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Todd S. Purdum
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / 20th Century, Civil Rights, Social History
Publisher: Picador
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: History, Political Science
Item Weight: 11.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 432 Pages
