Papa Was a Preacher

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Papa Was a Preacher
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First edition
AuthorAlyene Porter
Publisher Abingdon Press
Publication date
1944

Papa Was a Preacher is a book written by Alyene Porter and published in 1944 by Abingdon Press. It was subsequently adapted into a stage play [1] and a screenplay. [2]

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Papa Was a Preacher" via www.imdb.com.