Daniel Everett Willard reminiscences, [1940s?].

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Daniel Everett Willard reminiscences, [1940s?].

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Reminiscences containing information on the career and adventures of Willard, a geologist, who taught in a number of North Dakota colleges and did extensive geological surveys in North Dakota and other states. He also relates stories of pioneer life on the North Dakota and Western plains.

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Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Minnesota Historical Society Library

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