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Also Known As	Constance Annie Lindsay Skinner
Born	December 7, 1877 • Quesnel • Canada
Died	March 27, 1939 (aged 61) • New York City • New York
Notable Works	“Kennebec: Cradle of Americans” • “Songs of the Coast Dwellers”
Subjects Of Study	American frontier • fur trade

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