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Catapult: Harry and I Build a Siege Weapon

by Jim Paul · 1991

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An "enormously entertaining" (Smithsonian), "clever, subtle, and adroit" account (Wall Street Journal) of how the author and his friend constructed a medieval siege engine in a San Francisco backyard. "So funny that I could not put it down" (Los Angeles Times).

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CaliforniaCaliforniaMore like thisLess of thisSan Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay AreaMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 272 pages

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