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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