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Book Title: Arctic Homestead : the True Story of One Family's Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Item Height: 0.9 in
Topic: United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Adventurers & Explorers, General, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year: 2003
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 10.2 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Norma Cobb, Charles W. Sasser
Item Width: 5.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
