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Book Title: In Pursuit of the Almighty's Dollar : a History of Money and American Protestantism
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: James Hudnut-Beumler
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: New Edition
Topic: Christianity / Protestant, Christian Church / Administration, Christianity / History, Christian Church / History
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Religion
Item Weight: 15 oz
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
