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Broken Heartland
A farm boy returns to find what he can amid the fields of loss
January
1
1987
Douglas Bauer
Gerd Ludwig
Broken Heartland
Douglas Bauer
January
1
1987
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Broken Heartland
A farm boy returns to find what he can amid the fields of loss
January
1
1987
Douglas Bauer
Gerd Ludwig
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