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Pair Travels 410000 Miles To Help Girl's Dimming Light
Detroit story of Ray and Lela Gallagher and their daughter Lela B who since 1955 journey Michigan in a VW and tent to record the state's life. The trek grew into a 410000 mile inland odyssey ending with a manuscript for a Michigan book and a family archive of poems and notes.
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