Manhattan To Minisink: American Indian Place Names Of Greater New York And ...

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Book Title: Manhattan to Minisink : American Indian Place Names of Greater New York and Vicinity

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.7in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Robert S. Grumet

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), General, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Native American

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Publication Year: 2021

Genre: Référence, History

Item Weight: 15.5 Oz

Number of Pages: 296 Pages