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Book Title: Cattle : an Informal Social History
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 1in.
Item Width: 6.1in.
Author: Laurie Winn Carlson
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Reprint
Topic: Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, General, Europe / General, United States / General
Publisher: Dee Publisher, Ivan R.
Publication Year: 2002
Genre: Technology & Engineering, History
Item Weight: 18.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
