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Book Title: Mixed Blood Indians: Racial Construction In The Early South
Item Length: 8.2in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Theda Perdue
Publication Name: Mixed Blood Indians : Racial Construction in the Early South
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Series: Mercer University LaMar Memorial Lectures Ser.
Publication Year: 2005
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 7.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
