Stand Up That Mountain: The Battle To Save One Small Community In The Wilde...

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Book Title: Stand up That Mountain : The Battle to Save One Small Community in the Wilderness along the Appalachian Trail

Item Length: 8.4in.

Item Height: 1.1in.

Item Width: 5.5in.

Author: Jay Erskine Leutze

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Mining, United States / State & Local / General, Environmental, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Regional

Publisher: Scribner

Publication Year: 2013

Genre: Technology & Engineering, Nature, Law, Science, History

Item Weight: 12.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 400 Pages