Notes on the western states : containing descriptive sketches of their soil, climate, resources, and scenery /

Notes on the western states : containing descriptive sketches of their soil, climate, resources, and scenery /

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Author / Creator:	Hall, James, 1793-1868.
Imprint:	Philadelphia : Harrison Hall, 1838.
Description:	xxiii, 304 pages ; 20 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Steam-navigation -- Mississippi River. Steam-navigation -- Ohio River. Steam-navigation. Travel. Mississippi River Valley -- Description and travel. Mississippi River. Mississippi River Valley. Ohio River.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1962672

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Other uniform titles:	Hall, James, 1793-1868. Statistics of the West.
Notes:	The earlier editions appeared under title: "Statistics of the West." Also available on the Internet. Also issued online.
Other form:	Electronic reproduction Online version: Hall, James, 1793-1868. Notes on the western states. Philadelphia : Harrison Hall, 1838

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