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Book Title: Settlers
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.2in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: F. Daniel Rzicznek
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Subjects & Themes / Nature, Subjects & Themes / Places, American / General
Publisher: Parlor Press
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Poetry
Item Weight: 5.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 90 Pages