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Book Title: Where the Swallowtail Kite Soars : The Legacies of Glades County, Florida and the Vanishing Wilderness
Item Length: 9in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Nancy Dale
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV)
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2004
Genre: History
Item Weight: 15.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 180 Pages
