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The Dig: In Search Of Coronado's Treasure

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Book Title: Dig : in Search of Coronado's Treasure

Number of Pages: 250 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Item Height: 0.6 in

Topic: Action & Adventure, Historical

Publication Year: 2013

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 11.4 Oz

Author: Sheldon Russell

Item Length: 8.5 in

Item Width: 5.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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