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Location: Livonia, Michigan
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Book Title: Searching For Black Confederates
Book Series: Civil War America Ser.
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Item Length: 9.2 in
Intended Audience: Adults
Modified Item: No
Subject: History
Vintage: No
Publication Year: 2019
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Era: 1800s
Item Height: 1 in
Author: Kevin M. Levin
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic: African Americans, American History, Civil War, Combat, Military History, True Military Stories, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, African American, Military
Subjects: History & Military
Item Weight: 1 Oz
Item Width: 6.1 in
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
