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Homesteading and Property Rights; or, "How the West Was Really Won."

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  • Allen, Douglas W, 1991. "Homesteading and Property Rights; or, "How the West Was Really Won."," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 34(1), pages 1-23, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jlawec:v:34:y:1991:i:1:p:1-23
    DOI: 10.1086/467217
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