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Book Title: Backcountry Ghosts : California Homesteaders and the Making of a Dubious DREAM
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Josh Sides
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Idaho, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: History
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
