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- Title The City in Texas: A History
- Author David G. McComb
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Texas Press
- Date 2015-02
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780292767461 / 0292767463
- Weight 1.56 lbs (0.71 kg)
- Dimensions 9.09 x 6.96 x 1.03 in (23.09 x 17.68 x 2.62 cm)
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- Aspects (Academic): Historical
- Cultural Region: Southwest U.S.
- Library of Congress subjects Texas - History, Frontier and pioneer life - Texas
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014026616
- Dewey Decimal Code 307.760
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