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	Soul of a People: The WPA Writers' Project Uncovers Depression America 4.01 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2009 — 14 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
	Cork Wars: Intrigue and Industry in World War II 3.95 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2018 — 5 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
	Ginseng, the Divine Root: The Curious History of the Plant That Captivated the World 3.57 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2006 — 6 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
	Success: Stories 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2008 — 3 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
	The War of 1812 and the Rise of the U.S. Navy by David A. Taylor (Goodreads Author), Mark Collins Jenkins, Douglas Brinkley (Foreword) 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012 — 3 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
	Tall Ship Odysseys: The Official Operation Sail Fifty Year Anniversary Commemorative Pictorial History of the World's Greatest Windship Gatherings by David A. Taylor (Goodreads Author), Mark Leon Collins (Goodreads Author), Mark Collins Jenkins really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010 — 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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