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Book Title: Native Students At Work: American Indian Labor And Sherman I...
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Native Students at Work : American Indian Labor and Sherman Institute's Outing Program, 1900-1945
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Subject: United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Student Life & Student Affairs, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, History
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2016
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Kevin Whalen
Subject Area: Social Science, Education, History
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Width: 6.4 in
Series: Indigenous Confluences Ser.
Format: Hardcover
