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Book Title: Mudslingers: The Top 25 Negative Political Campaigns Of All ...
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Kerwin C. Swint
Publication Name: Mudslingers : the Top 25 Negative Political Campaigns of All Time, Countdown from Number 25 to Number 1
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication Year: 2005
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 276 Pages
