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Type: Textbook
Book Title: All That Glitters---A Kid's Guide to Virginia City, Nevad
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.1in.
Item Width: 8.5in.
Author: Penelope Dyan
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Photography, Travel, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), History / Exploration & Discovery, United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, De, FL, GA, Md, Nc, SC, VA, WV)
Publisher: Bellissima Publishing, LLC
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Travel, History, Juvenile Nonfiction
Item Weight: 2.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 34 Pages
