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Book Title: Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (Annotated)
Number of Pages: 250 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Topic: Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Nature
Item Weight: 15.6 Oz
Author: Henry D. Thoreau
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
