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The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North - cover

The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North

William McLeod Raine

Publisher: Charles River Editors

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Summary

William Macleod Raine was a British-born American writer of Wild West fiction. Raine’s stories of adventure during the famous, action-packed era of American history are still popular today.  This edition of The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North includes a table of contents.
Available since: 03/22/2018.

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