American Characters: Selections from the National Portrait Gallery, Accompanied by Literary Portraits
- ISBN-10
- 0300078951
- ISBN-13
- 9780300078954
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 412
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-01-01
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Authors
- Richard Warrington Baldwin Lewis, Nancy Lewis, National Portrait Gallery
Description
Presents a visual and literary review of famous Americans
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