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Title: Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Converse, Harriet Maxwell, 1836-1903
Subjects: Iroquois Indians
Publisher: Albany, University of the State of New York
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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