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Living on the Edge

Living on the Edge

Living on the Edge

Henry Osmers

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Outskirts Press
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Historia de América
ISBN:
9781432729509
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A lifestyle that has since become legendary The social landscape of Montauk Point comes ever more into focus through the deft pen of Henry Osmers. With passion and drama, 'Living on the Edge' captures the people, places, and events that shaped Long Island’s eastern tip in the mid-twentieth century. - Elinor DeWire

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