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Book Title: Providing For The People, 280: Economic Change Among The Sal...
Item Length: 9in
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Author: Robert J. Bigart
Publication Name: Providing for the People : Economic Change Among the Salish and Kootenai Indians, 1875-1910
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Series: The Civilization of the American Indian Ser.
Publication Year: 2022
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 290 Pages
