Expectation Valley

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  • Published 20100601
  • ISBN: 9781921656163
  • Extent: 264 pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm)

As you rein in your bronc on the high ridge

overlooking Hadleyville or Pobrecito or Wrangler

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