| Author | : William A. Chaney |
| File Size | : 43,8 Mb |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 19 May 1970 |
| ISBN | : 0520014014 |
| Pages | : 284 pages |
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