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Book Title: In Chocolate We Trust : the Hershey Company Town Unwrapped
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Peter Kurie
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Philanthropy & Charity, Sociology / General, Economic Conditions, Estates & Trusts, Anthropology / General, Business
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Law, Business & Economics, Social Science
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
