Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction
- ISBN-10
- 1438140657
- ISBN-13
- 9781438140650
- Category
- American fiction
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-04-22
- Publisher
- Infobase Learning
- Authors
- Brian Jones, Geoff Hamilton
Description
Provides information on American authors and their works who have been ignored by most literary guides.
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