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Book Title: Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres. by: Henry Adams : Mont Saint Michel and Chartres Is a Book Written by the American Historian and Scholar Henry Adams (1838-1918).
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Topic: General
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 20 oz
Author: Henry Adams
Item Length: 10 in
Item Width: 8 in
Format: Trade Paperback