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Book Title: Presidents Who Shaped The American West
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Presidents Who Shaped the American West
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Subject: United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, Wa), Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year: 2018
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Glenda Riley, Richard W. Etulain
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
