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The Boat Club, or the Bunkers of Rippleton

The Boat Club, or the Bunkers of Rippleton

The Boat Club, or the Bunkers of Rippleton

Oliver Optic

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Editorial:
Wildside Press
Año de edición:
2025
Materia
Antologías (no poéticas)
ISBN:
9781434458131
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William Taylor Adams (1822-1897), pseudonym Oliver Optic, was a noted academic, author, and Massachusetts state legislator. Boat Club is the first in a series of 'books for boys.' This 1896 version is revised from the pre-Civil War original and includes an introduction by the author.

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