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Book Title: Antes : Stories from the Past: Rural Cuba, New Mexico, 1769-1949
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.6in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Esther V. Cordova May
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / General, Sociology / General, Folklore & Mythology, General, Customs & Traditions, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Sociology / Urban, Sociology / Rural
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Publication Year: 2011
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 14.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 270 Pages
