The Great Plains: The Anatomy of a Region

The Great Plains: The Anatomy of a Region
ISBN-10
0070927979
ISBN-13
9780070927971
Series
The Great Plains
Category
Great Plains
Pages
104
Language
English
Published
1971
Publisher
Toronto ; New York : McGraw-Hill Company of Canada
Author
R. C. Langman

Description

A supplementary textbook introducing the geographic features of the Great Plains and man's use of this area.

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