Cited: Garland, Hamlin. "Up the Coulee." Main-Travelled Road. 1891. 485 pars. 12 January 2005. .
Cited: Garland, Hamlin. "Up the Coulee." Main-Travelled Road. 1891. 485 pars. 12 January 2005. .
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Bibliography: Murphy, L. G. (2000). Down By the Riverside. New York: New Yourk University Press.…