Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940, Hardcover - Sarah Deutsch

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Publisher: Penguin Putnam IncAuthor(s): Blaine HardenNumber of pages: 480Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 215 x 139 x 30Cover type: Paperback / so...