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Book Title: Voices From Haskell: Indian Students Between Two Worlds, 188...
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Author: Myriam Vuckovic
Publication Name: Voices from Haskell : Indian Students between Two Worlds, 1884-1928
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Student Life & Student Affairs, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, History, Native American
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication Year: 2008
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Education, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 342 Pages
