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Book Title: Bill Haley-The Father of Rock & Roll
Item Length: 8.3in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 5.8in
Author: Otto Fuchs
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Composers & Musicians
Publisher: Books OnDemand Gmbh
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 22.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 540 Pages