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	Lessons from the Foothills: Berea College and Its Unique Role in America 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Pinery Boys: Songs and Songcatching in the Lumberjack Era by Franz Rickaby (Editor), Gretchen Dykstra (Goodreads Author) (Editor), James P. Leary (Editor) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Civic Pioneers: Local Stories from a Changing America, 1895-1915 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

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