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West to Far Michigan
Settling the Lower Peninsula, 1815-1860
by Kenneth E. Lewis
ISBN: 0870135511
ISBN-13: 9780870135514
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Michigan State Univ Pr
Published date: 2002
Size: 7.25 x 10 inches
Weight: 2.55 pounds
Pages: 514
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West to Far Michigan: Settling the Lower Peninsula, 1815-1860
Kenneth E. Lewis
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