In Season: Stories of Discovery, Loss, Home, and Places in Between

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Book Title: In Season : Stories of Discovery, Loss, Home, and Places in between

Item Length: 9in.

Item Height: 0.7in.

Item Width: 6in.

Author: Jim Ross

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Anthologies (Multiple Authors), American / General, Essays

Publisher: University Press of Florida

Publication Year: 2018

Genre: History, Literary Collections, Fiction

Item Weight: 14.4 Oz

Number of Pages: 192 Pages