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Book Title: American Transcendentalism : a History
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication Year: 2008
Item Height: 1.1 in
Topic: Movements / Transcendentalism, United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT)
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Philosophy, History
Item Weight: 12.7 Oz
Author: Philip F. Gura
Item Length: 8.3 in
Item Width: 5.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
