The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco, Paperback - Marilyn Chase

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Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): James BelichIllustration(s): 12 maps.Number of pages: 640Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 167 x 24...

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Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Alia VolzNumber of pages: 448Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 135 x 204 x 37Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera fa...

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