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Book Title: The Forest Service: Fighting For Public Lands
Item Length: 10in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 7in
Author: Gerald w. Williams
Publication Name: Forest Service : Fighting for Public Lands
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Series: Understanding Our Government Ser.
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 37 Oz
Number of Pages: 480 Pages
