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Book Title: The Creation-Evolution Debate: Historical Perspectives
Item Length: 8in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 5in
Author: Edward J. Larson
Publication Name: Creation-Evolution Debate : Historical Perspectives
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication Year: 2008
Series: George H. Shriver Lecture Series in Religion in American History Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 4.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 88 Pages
