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Book Title: Breaking The Banks: Representations And Realities In New Eng...
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Name: Breaking the Banks : Representations and Realities in New England Fisheries, 1866-1966
Language: English
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Publication Year: 2018
Item Height: 0.3 in
Subject: Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), General, Fisheries & Aquaculture
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Science, History
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Matthew Mckenzie
Series: Environmental History of the Northeast Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
