History of US Age of Extremes Book 8 Student Guide

• Utgivningsdatum: 2008-06-05
• Mått: 206 x 272 x 5 mm
• Vikt: 159 g
• Format: Häftad
• Språk: Engelska
• Serie: A History of US
• Antal sidor: 0
• Förlag: OUP USA
• ISBN: 9780195188875

• Amerikas historia

Joy Hakim, a former teacher, editor, and writer won the prestigious James Michener Prize for her series, A History of US, which has sold over 4 million copies nationwide. A graduate of Smith College and Goucher College she spent years teaching students from elementary school up to the college level. She also served as an Associate Editor at Norfolk's Virginian-Pilot, and was an Assistant Editor at McGraw-Hill's World News.

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