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Book Title: Life of Christopher Columbus
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6in
Author: John South Carolina Abbott
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Adventurers & Explorers, General
Publisher: Blurb
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 9.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 206 Pages
