Published
2011 by Cambridge Scholars Pub. in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Written in
Edition Notes
Includes bibliography (p. 231-244) and index.
| Other titles | 75 year history of the Gustavus Choir |
| Statement | by David Holdhusen |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | ML1511.8.S28 H65 2011 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xvi, 246 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 246 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL25010555M |
| ISBN 10 | 1443826707 |
| ISBN 10 | 9781443826709 |
| LC Control Number | 2010681784 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 697599831 |
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