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American treasures : the secret efforts to save ... Read More

Puleo, Stephen,(author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781250065742 (hardback)
  • ISBN: 1250065747 (hardback)
  • Physical Description: pages cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"On December 26, 1941, Secret Service Agent Harry ... Read More

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