sod-house frontier, 1854-1890

a social history of the northern plains from the creation of Kansas & Nebraska to the admission of the Dakotas

by Everett Newfon Dick

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Published 1954 by Johnsen Pub. Co. in Lincoln, Nebr .
Written in English

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Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.),
West (U.S.) -- History.

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The Physical Object
Statement	by Everett Dick.
Pagination	550 p.
Number of Pages	550
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL22360408M

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