Travels In Alaska (1915) By: John Muir: In The Late 1800S, John Muir Made ...

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Book Title: Travels in Alaska (1915). by: John Muir : In the Late 1800s, John Muir Made Several Trips to the Pristine, Relatively Unexplored Territory of Alaska, Irresistibly Drawn to Its Awe-Inspiring Glaciers and Its Wild Menagerie of Bears, Bald Eagles, Wolves, and Whales

Number of Pages: 140 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Item Height: 0.3 in

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Publication Year: 2017

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 13.2 Oz

Author: John Muir

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