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Book Title: Moral Minority : Our Skeptical Founding Fathers
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Dee Publisher, Ivan R.
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2007
Topic: United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), General, Political, History, Religion, Politics & State, Political Freedom
Genre: Religion, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 12.5 Oz
Item Length: 8.6 in
Author: Brooke Allen
Item Width: 5.9 in
Format: Perfect
