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Ziff, John. Northwest : Idaho, Oregon, Washington / John Ziff. pages cm. — (Let’s explore the states) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4222-3331-3 (hc) ISBN 978-1-4222-8616-6 (ebook) 1. Northwestern States—Juvenile literature. 2. Idaho—Juvenile literature. 3. Oregon—Juvenile literature. 4. Washington (State)—Juvenile literature. I. Title. F597.Z54 2015 979—dc23 2014050186

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