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Book Title: In Indian Tents Stories Told by Penobsco
Item Length: 8in.
Item Height: 0.3in.
Item Width: 5in.
Author: Abby Alger
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: Folklore & Mythology, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
Publication Year: 2006
Genre: Social Science
Item Weight: 5.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 140 Pages
