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| Author | James Green |
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| Subject | American history |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Pages | 383 |
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 Green speaks about his book on C-SPAN, 2006 |
Death in the Haymarket is a 2006 popular history book on the Haymarket affair, written by James Green.
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