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Twenty Miles from a Match
Homesteading in Western Nevada
by Sarah E. Olds
ISBN: 0874170524
ISBN-13: 9780874170528
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Univ of Nevada Pr
Published date: 1990
Size: 6 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 0.5 pounds
Pages: 182
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