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War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution And Terror In America's Colony

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Book Title: War Against All Puerto Ricans : Revolution and Terror in America's Colony

Item Length: 8.1in

Item Height: 1.1in

Item Width: 5.5in

Author: Nelson A. Denis

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: United States / 20th Century, International Relations / General, World / Caribbean & Latin American, Caribbean & West Indies / General, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism

Publisher: Public Affairs

Publication Year: 2016

Genre: History, Political Science

Item Weight: 12.7 Oz

Number of Pages: 400 Pages

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