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Paddle-wheel days in California /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	MacMullen, Jerry
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Stanford University, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [1944]
Subjects:	Steam-navigation > California. Steam-navigation > Sacramento River. Steam-navigation > California > San Joaquin River.

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