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Book Title: Vancouver's Discovery of Puget Sound : Portraits and Biographies of the Men Honored in the Naming of Geographic Features of Northwestern America
Item Length: 8in.
Item Height: 1in.
Item Width: 8.2in.
Author: Edmond S. Meany
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: CA / General, WORLD
Publisher: Vertvolta Press
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 440 Pages
