Historical Dictionary of Stockholm.(Review)

From: Scandinavian Studies | Date: June 22, 1999| Author: Swanson, Alan | Copyright information

Dennis E. Gould. Historical Dictionary of Stockholm. Historical Dictionaries of Cities of the World 2. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1997. Pp. i-xxxiii + 259.

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