Logging in Wisconsin

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Book Title: Logging in Wisconsin

Item Length: 9.2in

Item Height: 0.3in

Item Width: 6.5in

Author: Diana L. Peterson

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Agriculture / Forestry, Subjects & Themes / Celebrations & events, United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Publication Year: 2017

Genre: Photography, Technology & Engineering, History

Item Weight: 0.7 Oz

Number of Pages: 128 Pages