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And how long before the Indians appeared in this empty land had the pelicans circled above it ? They are ancient birds . I turned and clambered back down the little canyon . When I made the sharp turn , San Jacinto and his great knees ...
And how long before the Indians appeared in this empty land had the pelicans circled above it ? They are ancient birds . I turned and clambered back down the little canyon . When I made the sharp turn , San Jacinto and his great knees ...
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The Indians For convenience I use the still familiar Spanish names given the Indians according to the missions to which they were attached . Their own tribal names and linguistic affinities are anthropological matters in which I have no ...
The Indians For convenience I use the still familiar Spanish names given the Indians according to the missions to which they were attached . Their own tribal names and linguistic affinities are anthropological matters in which I have no ...
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The Indians On the Patayan culture ( formerly called Yuman ) of the people of this region , see H. M. Wormington , Prehistoric Indians of the Southwest ( Denver Museum of Natural History , Popular Series No.
The Indians On the Patayan culture ( formerly called Yuman ) of the people of this region , see H. M. Wormington , Prehistoric Indians of the Southwest ( Denver Museum of Natural History , Popular Series No.
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Something about Swans | 3 |
The Pleasures of Seconds | 21 |
Listening | 37 |
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| Title | Something about Swans: Essays |
| Author | Madeleine Doran |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin Press, 1973 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 0299061701, 9780299061708 |
| Length | 118 pages |
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