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The Desire for a Home: Individualism in Louis L’Amour’s Dark Canyon

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|Mar 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2022-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1339-4584 | Journal ISSN: 1339-4045
Language: English
Page range: 54 - 62
Published on: Mar 19, 2023
Published by: SlovakEdu, o.z.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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