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Book Title: Saving The Georgia Coast: A Political History Of The Coastal...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Paul Bolster
Publication Name: Saving the Georgia Coast : a Political History of the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication Year: 2022
Series: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Bks.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
