Land use and family formation in the settlement of the US Great Plains

Social Science History

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-310

  Gutmann, Myron P ^a   Pullum Pifñón, Sara M ^b   Witkowski, Kristine ^a   Deane, Glenn D ^c   Merchant, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b University of Michigan ^*

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84866304678     PISSN: 01455532     EISSN: 15278034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/01455532-1595363     Document Type: Article

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