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A Son of the Middle Border

A Son of the Middle Border

Hamlin Garland

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Minnesota Historical Society Press-IPS
Año de edición:
2007
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Memorias
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9780873515658
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Pulitzer Prize winner Hamlin Garland recounts his journey from a rural childhood to a man of letters in this captivating autobiography.

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