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Fatherless: The Long-Term Effects of Losing a Father in the U.S. Civil War

Yannick Dupraz and Andreas Ferrara
Published online before print February 07, 2023, 0122-12118R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0122-12118R2
Yannick Dupraz
Yannick Dupraz is a research assistant professor at Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, AMSE. Contact: .
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