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Book Title: Rural Protest On Prince Edward Island: From British Coloniza...
Item Length: 9in
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Author: Rusty Bittermann
Publication Name: Rural Protest ON Prince Edward Island : from British Colonization to the Escheat Movement
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Revised
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Number of Pages: 386 Pages
