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Book Title: Frantic Panoramas: American Literature And Mass Culture, 187...
Item Length: 9in
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Author: Nancy Bentley
Publication Name: Frantic Panoramas : American Literature and Mass Culture, 187-192
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 376 Pages
