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Book Title: Beyond Labor's Veil: The Culture Of The Knights Of Labor
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Robert E. Weir
Publication Name: Beyond Labor's Veil : the Culture of the Knights of Labor
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pennsylvania STATE University Press
Publication Year: 1996
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 24.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 364 Pages
