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Book Title: Representative Men (1850). by: Ralph Waldo Emerson : Representative Men Is a Collection of Seven Lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Published As a Book of Essays In 1850
Number of Pages: 90 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
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Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 9.1 Oz
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
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