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Book Title: Prologue to Lewis and Clark : the Mackay and Evans Expedition
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: w. Raymond Wood
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Adventurers & Explorers, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, IL, in, Ks, MI, MN, MO, Nd, Ne, OH, Sd, Wi), Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 13.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
