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Ladies Of The Lights: Michigan Women In The U S Lighthouse Service

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Item Weight: 0.47 lbs

Book Title: Ladies of the Lights : Michigan Women in the U. S. Lighthouse Service

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.7in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Patricia Majher

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Women, Navigation, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI), American Government / National

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Publication Year: 2010

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Transportation, History, Political Science

Number of Pages: 136 Pages

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