Fences
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The Facts on File companion to American drama (Copy: 34180000302433) 809.2 BRYAugust Wilson (Copy: 34180004002606) LIT. RES. 809 WILAugust Wilson : a literary companion (Copy: 34180004001913) LIT. RES. 809 WILUnderstanding August Wilson (Copy: 34180004002838) LIT. RES. 809 WILReference:
American Dream:
The American dream (Copy: 34180004004545) LIT. RES. 809 BLOCrisis of faith (Copy: 34180000307022) LIT. RES. 809 BLOCritical approaches to literature : psychological (Copy: 34180000309030) LIT. RES. 809 BLOThe American dream : a short history of an idea that shaped a nation (Copy: 34180004001897) 973 CULThe American dream (Copy: 34180000308422) LIT. RES. 809 BLOAmerican Dream:
The 1950's:
American culture in the 1950s (Copy: 34180006002000) 306 HALMen in the middle : searching for masculinity in the 1950s (Copy: 34180006002729) 305.3 GIL *about the '50s but with info about the 40's tooThe 1950's:
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CITING YOUR SOURCES:
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