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Book Title: Buffalo Land : An Authentic Narrative of the Adventures and Misadventures of a Late Scientific and Sporting Party upon the Great Plains of the West
Number of Pages: 180 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Height: 0.4 in
Topic: United States / 19th Century
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: History
Item Weight: 11.7 Oz
Author: H. Morse Stephens
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
