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On history's trail : speeches and essays by the Texas State Historian, 2009-2012 /

On History's Trail: Speeches and Essays of the Texas State Historian, 2009-2012 contains twenty-nine speeches and essays from Light Townsend Cummins's time as the State Historian of Texas, when he spoke to dozens of groups across the Lone Star State and beyond. The subjects include the set...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cummins, Light Townsend (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton : Texas State Historical Association, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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