"Buried in guano": Race, labor, and sustainability

American Literary History

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-142

  James, Jennifer C ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84856439310     PISSN: 08967148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alh/ajr050     Document Type: Article

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