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    "12 O'Clock and All's Well!": Shire-reeves to Sheriffs, for a Thousand Years They've Kept the Peace
    "12 O'Clock and All's Well!": Shire-reeves to Sheriffs, for a Thousand Years They've Kept the Peace
    "12 O'Clock and All's Well!": Shire-reeves to Sheriffs, for a Thousand Years They've Kept the Peace
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    "12 O'Clock and All's Well!": Shire-reeves to Sheriffs, for a Thousand Years They've Kept the Peace

    Written by David R. Smith

    Narrated by Highlights for Children

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    About this audiobook

    Highlights presents "12 O'Clock and All's Well!" written by David R. Smith. The jobs of police officers today have their roots in England a thousand years ago.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighlights
    Release dateJul 27, 2018
    ISBN9781792203916
    "12 O'Clock and All's Well!": Shire-reeves to Sheriffs, for a Thousand Years They've Kept the Peace

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