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Clabbered dirt, sweet grass by gary paulsen book cover, description, publication history. Gary paulsen biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. He divides his time between a home in new mexico and a boat on the pacific ocean. Paulsen clabbered dirt, sweet grass had run dogs in minnesota, but was woefully unprepared in 1983 for his first iditarod and for conditions in alaska. A lyrical and sensual celebration of four seasons on the american farm.
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