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- Number of Pages: 272
- ISBN: 038552501X
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112176616
- Release Date: January 20, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #213942 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #9105 in History Books (See Top 100 History Books Bestsellers)
- #167 in United States - 20th Century (See Top 100 United States - 20th Century Bestsellers)
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