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Book Title: Peak of the Load (1918) by Mildred Aldrich (historical): the Waiting Months : On the Hilltop from the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes to the Second Victory on the Marne
Number of Pages: 98 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2016
Topic: General
Item Height: 0.2 in
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 9.8 Oz
Item Length: 10 in
Author: Mildred Aldrich
Item Width: 8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
