![]() ![]() ![]() OL112129W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 85.50 Pages 202 Ppi 350 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0375804714 The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales: Hamilton, Virginia, Dillon, Leo, Dillon Ph.D., Diane, Jones, James Earl: 9780375804717: : Books Skip to main content. ![]() Urn:lcp:peoplecouldflyam00hami:epub:e6327395-7c37-499a-b001-d493c427a992 Extramarc Princeton University Library Foldoutcount 0 Identifier peoplecouldflyam00hami Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t1ng5pf0s Isbn 0394869257Ģ003025579 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition (Illustrator) 5.0 Paperback (Reprint) 13.00 Hardcover 24.99 Paperback 13.00 Audiobook 18. Urn:lcp:peoplecouldflyam00hami:lcpdf:b7e5175c-98cb-40ae-af7b-3db721fd5ea8 The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon Ph.D. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 21:10:27 Boxid IA118313 Boxid_2 CH105001 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York DonorĪlibris Edition 1st ed. ![]()
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