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Confessions of a Landowner
To the proprietor's eye, there is splendor in the meanest grass
September
1
1973
John Graves
Geoff Winningham
Confessions of a Landowner
John Graves
September
1
1973
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Confessions of a Landowner
To the proprietor's eye, there is splendor in the meanest grass
September
1
1973
John Graves
Geoff Winningham
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