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Book Title: Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull : Inventing the Wild West
Item Length: 8.9in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Bobby Bridger
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Outdoor Skills, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Idaho, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Adventurers & Explorers, General, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Entertainment & Performing Arts, United States / General
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication Year: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 30.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 502 Pages
