02 Jan 2012
Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth
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Honolulu: The Paradise of the Pacific
This Traveltalk short visits Hawaii's capital city.
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James A. FitzPatrick Narrator (voice)
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