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Book Title: Unsettling The West: Violence And State Building In The Ohio...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Rob Harper
Publication Name: Unsettling the West : Violence and State Building in the Ohio Valley Industries
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Series: Early American Studies
Publication Year: 2018
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages