Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South, Hardcover - Andrew Maraniss

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Publisher: 241 Media LimitedAuthor(s): William WallaceNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 236 x 158 x 25Cover type: HardbackRedes...