The Prairie Traveler: The 1859 Handbook for Westbound Pioneers
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Dover Publications, 2012.
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Randolph B. Marcy., & Randolph B. Marcy|AUTHOR. (2012). The Prairie Traveler: The 1859 Handbook for Westbound Pioneers . Dover Publications.

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Randolph B. Marcy and Randolph B. Marcy|AUTHOR. 2012. The Prairie Traveler: The 1859 Handbook for Westbound Pioneers. Dover Publications.

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Randolph B. Marcy and Randolph B. Marcy|AUTHOR. The Prairie Traveler: The 1859 Handbook for Westbound Pioneers Dover Publications, 2012.

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Randolph B. Marcy, and Randolph B. Marcy|AUTHOR. The Prairie Traveler: The 1859 Handbook for Westbound Pioneers Dover Publications, 2012.

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