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Book Title: Platte : Channels in Time
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Paul A. Johnsgard
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: Science
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Number of Pages: 168 Pages
