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The improbable life of the Arkansas Democrat : an oral history /

The Improbable Life of the Arkansas Democrat collects over one hundred interviews with employees of the Democrat, including editors, reporters, feature writers, cartoonists, circulation managers, business managers, salespeople, pressroom managers, typesetters, and others, from the 1930s through the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: McConnell, Jerry (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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