Encyclopedia of plague and pestilence; from ancient times to the present, 3d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9780816069354

Encyclopedia of plague and pestilence; from ancient times to the present, 3d ed.

Ed. by George Childs Kohn.

Facts On File, Inc.

2008

529 pages

$85.00

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