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Richard Tatley
Softcover
48 pages
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Segwun: A Muskoka Tour
$39.00
Have yet to have the pleasure? Don't worry, this lovely book provides a wonderful glimpse of a ride aboard the Royal Mail Ship Segwun, the last authentic operating steamboat in North America. Full of wonderful historical photographs.
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| Weight | 0.091 kg |
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| Dimensions | 20.3 × 20.3 × 0.4 cm |
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