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American Engineer in Afghanistan.

An American Engineer in Afghanistan was first published in 1948. The legend of Afghanistan as ""The Forbidden Country"" grew chiefly from a warning of the British Indian Government which once guarded the Afghan frontier north of the Khyber Pass -- ""It is absolutely for...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bell, Marjorie Jewett
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1948.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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