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Book Title: Civil War Arkansas 1863 : the Battle Fora State
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Mark K. Christ
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: History
Item Weight: 17.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 334 Pages
