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Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-12-14 - Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
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Language: en
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-10-01 - Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
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Language: en
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-11-02 - Publisher: Vintage
A sweeping history of the 1840s, Manifest Destinies captures the enormous sense of possibility that inspired America’s growth and shows how the acquisition of
Language: en
Pages: 1031
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-09-12 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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Language: es
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Pages: 320
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