The History of Florida

The History of Florida
ISBN-10
0813064015
ISBN-13
9780813064017
Category
History
Pages
568
Language
English
Published
2018-09-25
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Author
Michael Gannon

Description

"First cloth printing, 2013. First paperback printing, 2018."

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