American heroes in a media age / edited by Susan J. Drucker, Robert S. Cathcart. [print]
Material type: TextPublication details: Cresskill, New Jersey : Hampton Press, (c)1994.Description: viii, 342 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- E169.C362.A447 1994
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) | G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION | Non-fiction | E169.04.A5183 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31923000903696 |
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