Architecture and interpretation at Forts Laramie and Bridger

Public Historian

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-54

  Hoagland, Alison K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpretation; Preservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 31144468074     PISSN: 02723433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/tph.2001.23.1.27     Document Type: Article

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