Cloud by Day: The Story of Coal and..., Muriel Earley S

by Muriel Earley Sheppard

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• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Year: 1991
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN: 0822954591
• Condition: Good

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