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Type: Textbook
Book Title: First Amendment : an Illustrated History
Number of Pages: 112 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Applewood Books
Topic: Constitutional, Constitutions, Civil Rights, Political Freedom, United States / General
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 0.3 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Law, Political Science, History
Item Weight: 9.9 Oz
Author: Applewood Books
Item Length: 10 in
Book Series: Constitution Press Ser.
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
