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Book Title: Our National Parks
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Vertebrate Graphics The Limited
Item Height: 0.2 in
Topic: Environmental Conservation & Protection, Diaries & Journals, Environmentalists & Naturalists, Parks & Campgrounds
Publication Year: 2018
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Travel, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 7.9 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: John Muir
Book Series: John Muir: the Eight Wilderness-Discovery Bks.
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
