NEW Arcadia Publishing Andrews, TX 9780738579801 Images of America Trade Paperba

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Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Topic: United States / South / West South Central (Ar, La, Ok, Tx), United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Customs & Traditions, Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional) Author: Linda Drake, Don Ingram width: 6.5 in Brand: Arcadia Publishing Number of Pages: 128 Pages Book Title: Andrews Genre: Travel, Social Science, Photography, History Publication Year: 2011 Illustrator: Yes Book Series: Images of America Ser. Item Width: 6.5 in Item Length: 9.2 in Item Weight: 0.7 Oz Language: English Item Height: 0.3 in height: 0.3 in Format: Trade Paperback ISBN: 9780738579801

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