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... prairie lands between the Ohio River and the Rocky Mountains- had been settled by successive waves of immigrants ... Gopher Prairie , Minnesota ' . But its Main Street is the continuation of Main Streets 66 TRADITION AND DREAM.
... prairie lands between the Ohio River and the Rocky Mountains- had been settled by successive waves of immigrants ... Gopher Prairie , Minnesota ' . But its Main Street is the continuation of Main Streets 66 TRADITION AND DREAM.
Page 68
... Gopher Prairie , the town that for him , unimaginative and easily satis- fied , contains ' the best people on earth ... Gopher Prairie , Sam Clark from the hardware store , Harry Haydock and his wife Juanita , of the Bon Ton , Dave Dyer ...
... Gopher Prairie , the town that for him , unimaginative and easily satis- fied , contains ' the best people on earth ... Gopher Prairie , Sam Clark from the hardware store , Harry Haydock and his wife Juanita , of the Bon Ton , Dave Dyer ...
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... Gopher Prairie was essentially ambiguous , perhaps because Gopher Prairie itself was based on Sauk Center , which , after all , was home . Our interest in Main Street is now mainly historical , and it is not easy to account for its ...
... Gopher Prairie was essentially ambiguous , perhaps because Gopher Prairie itself was based on Sauk Center , which , after all , was home . Our interest in Main Street is now mainly historical , and it is not easy to account for its ...
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