4 edition of The uprooted found in the catalog.
The uprooted
William Makowski
Published
2002
by Smart Design in Mississauga, Ont
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | by William B. Makowski. |
| Genre | Personal narratives, Polish. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | D805.S65 M3513 2002 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 304 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 304 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL3356342M |
| ISBN 10 | 0969469810 |
| LC Control Number | 2004396394 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 52126047 |
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