The American River Paddle Wheel Steamboat " Mary Powell"

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SA Supplements Vol 8 Issue 188suppThis article was published with the title “The American River Paddle Wheel Steamboat ' Mary Powell'” in SA Supplements Vol. 8 No. 188supp (), p. 2989
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican08091879-2989bsupp

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