Author | Robert Caro |
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Subject | Memoir |
Publisher | Knopf (US) Bodley Head (UK) |
Publication date | April 9, 2019 |
Pages | 240 |
ISBN | 9780525656340 |
External videos | |
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C-SPAN interview with the author, 2019 |
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