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An Albany Trio: Legs, Billy Phelan's Greatest Game, Ironweed

by William Kennedy · 1988

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Specially abridged by William Kennedy, this three-pack is a bonanza for thosewho appreciate fine writing. Renowned actor Jason Robards gives a magnificentreading of these outstanding American novels.

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