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Book Title: Lenape Country: Delaware Valley Society Before William Penn
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Jean R. Soderlund
Publication Name: Lenape Country : Delaware Valley Industries Society before William Penn
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication Year: 2014
Series: Early American Studies
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
