Yankee Talk : A Dictionary of New England Expressions
Yankee Talk : A Dictionary of New England ExpressionsAvailable for download Yankee Talk : A Dictionary of New England Expressions
- Author: Robert Hendrickson
- Published Date: 01 May 2001
- Publisher: Diane Pub Co
- Language: English
- Format: Paperback::255 pages, ePub
- ISBN10: 0756766486
- ISBN13: 9780756766481
- File size: 17 Mb
- Filename: yankee-talk-a-dictionary-of-new-england-expressions.pdf
- Dimension: 146.05x 215.9x 12.7mm::385.55g
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