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Book Title: Song of Hiawatha : the 1855 Epic Poem
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2015
Topic: Epic
Item Height: 0.7 in
Genre: Poetry
Item Weight: 26.8 Oz
Author: Henry Longfellow
Item Length: 10 in
Book Series: Classic Epic Poems Ser.
Item Width: 8 in
Format: Trade Paperback