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Book Title: South Pass : Gateway to a Continent
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Will Bagley
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Emigration & Immigration, United States / 19th Century, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Idaho, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Adventurers & Explorers, United States / General
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 328 Pages
