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Book Title: Xit Ranch of Texas and the Early Days of the Llano Estacado
Item Length: 7.5in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 5in
Author: J. Evetts Haley
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Reprint
Topic: United States / State & Local / General, United States / South / General, United States / 19th Century, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Sociology / Rural
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 1977
Genre: Travel, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 308 Pages
