Encyclopedia of American Popular Fiction

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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