The Making of America, Volume 1Robert Marion La Follette, William Matthews Handy, Charles Higgins Making of America, 1906 - Inventors |
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| Title | The Making of America, Volume 1 The Making of America, Robert Marion La Follette |
| Editors | Robert Marion La Follette, William Matthews Handy, Charles Higgins |
| Publisher | Making of America, 1906 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jul 2006 |
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