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Book Title: Powder River: Disastrous Opening Of The Great Sioux War
Number of Pages: 472 Pages
Publication Name: Powder River : Disastrous Opening of the Great Sioux War
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Subject: United States / 19th Century, Military / United States, Native American
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2018
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 24.7 Oz
Subject Area: History
Author: Paul L. Hedren
Item Length: 8.9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
