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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

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Publication Year: 2017

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 20 oz

Author: Henry Adams

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