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Book Title: Sonora: Its Geographical Personality
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Robert C. West
Publication Name: Sonora : Its Geographical Personality
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 22.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 207 Pages
