El gran robo del tren
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788401492358 (8401492351)
Publish date: June 1st 1994
Publisher: Distribooks Inc
Pages no: 288
Edition language: Spanish
Takes the true story and uses literary license gives us a novel of how the robbery was committed. I enjoyed the book. The language was colorful and I needed the translations provided in the book. I liked how history was interspersed in the book as well as the social history of that time so I coul...
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3.5 Stars
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