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- Title : First Dogs: American Presidents and Their Best Friends
- Author : Brooke Janis
- Rating : 4.82 (897 Vote)
- Publish : 2016-5-17
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 163 Pages
- Asin : 1565129369
- Language : English
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