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Book Title: War Dance At Fort Marion: Plains Indian War Prisoners
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Brad D. Lookingbill
Publication Name: War Dance AT Fort Marion : Plains Indian War Prisoners
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 308 Pages
