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Original Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: America
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
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Number of Pages: 683
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Book Title: Up and down California In 1860-1864 : The Journal of William H. Brewer, Professor of Agriculture in the Sheffield Scientific School from 1864 to 1903 (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 1.4 in
Topic: General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel
Item Weight: 32.6 Oz
Author: William Henry Brewer
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
