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American Babel: Rogue Radio Broadcasters Of The Jazz Age

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Book Title: American Babel: Rogue Radio Broadcasters Of The Jazz Age

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.6in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Clifford J. Doerksen

Publication Name: American Babel : Rogue Radio Broadcasters of the Jazz Age

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Publication Year: 2005

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 23.5 Oz

Number of Pages: 176 Pages

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