On the Trail of the Jackalope: How a Legend Captured the World's Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer
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Michael P. Branch., Michael P. Branch|AUTHOR., & Eric G. Dove|READER. (2022). On the Trail of the Jackalope: How a Legend Captured the World's Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer . Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael P. Branch, Michael P. Branch|AUTHOR and Eric G. Dove|READER. 2022. On the Trail of the Jackalope: How a Legend Captured the World's Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer. Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael P. Branch, Michael P. Branch|AUTHOR and Eric G. Dove|READER. On the Trail of the Jackalope: How a Legend Captured the World's Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer Blackstone Publishing, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Michael P. Branch, Michael P. Branch|AUTHOR, and Eric G. Dove|READER. On the Trail of the Jackalope: How a Legend Captured the World's Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer Blackstone Publishing, 2022.
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Full title | on the trail of the jackalope how a legend captured the worlds imagination and helped us cure cancer |
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