The H. L. Hunley: The Secret Hope of th..., Tom Chaffin

by Tom Chaffin

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• Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
• Year: 2008
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 0809095122
• Condition: Fair

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