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Book Title: The Sacred Oral Tradition Of The Havasupai: As Retold By Eld...
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Name: Sacred Oral Tradition of the Havasupai
Language: English
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Item Height: 1.3 in
Publication Year: 2011
Subject: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Folklore & Mythology, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
Item Weight: 24 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Social Science, Fiction
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Catherine A. Euler
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
