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2015 selection · Nonfiction
The Battle Of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled Into The Spotlight And Made History
The Battle Of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled Into The Spotlight And Made History by Robin Givhan appears in NPR’s 2015 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around staff picks, eye-opening reads, for history lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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