In the Shadow of the Eagle.(In the Shadow of the Eagle: A Tribal Representative in Maine)(Brief article)(Book review)

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In the Shadow of the Eagle

Donna M. Loring

Tilbury House, Publishers

8 Mechanic Street, Gardiner, Maine 04345

9780884483021, $20.00 www.tilburyhouse.com 1-800-582-1899

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