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Book Title: Tangled Roots of Feminism, Environmentalism, and Appalachian Literature
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Elizabeth South Dakota ENGELHARDT
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / General, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Women Authors, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Subjects & Themes / Women, Regional Studies, American / General, Women's Studies
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Publication Year: 2003
Genre: Nature, Literary Criticism, History, Literary Collections, Social Science
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
