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Book Title: Line In The Sand: A History Of The Western U S -Mexico Borde...
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Publication Name: Line in the Sand : a History of the Western U. S. -Mexico Border
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 1.1 in
Subject: Latin America / Mexico, International Relations / General, United States / General
Publication Year: 2012
Item Weight: 15 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Rachel St. John
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: America in the World Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
