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Book Title: Drylands, a Rural American Saga
Item Length: 7in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 10in
Author: Lionel Delevingne, Steve Turner
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Industries / Agribusiness, United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, WA), Customs & Traditions, Photoessays & Documentaries, Sociology / Rural
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 2011
Genre: Photography, Travel, Business & Economics, Social Science
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 144 Pages
