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Matthew Gavin Frank

Matthew Gavin Frank’s latest book is “Preparing the Ghost: An Essay Concerning the Giant Squid and Its First Photgrapher”

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The origin of an appetizer: A look at the creation of calamari

Matthew Gavin Frank