Bizarre History: Strange Happenings, Stupid Misconceptions, Distorted Facts and Uncommon Events
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Joe Rhatigan., & Joe Rhatigan|AUTHOR. (2011). Bizarre History: Strange Happenings, Stupid Misconceptions, Distorted Facts and Uncommon Events . Charlesbridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joe Rhatigan and Joe Rhatigan|AUTHOR. 2011. Bizarre History: Strange Happenings, Stupid Misconceptions, Distorted Facts and Uncommon Events. Charlesbridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joe Rhatigan and Joe Rhatigan|AUTHOR. Bizarre History: Strange Happenings, Stupid Misconceptions, Distorted Facts and Uncommon Events Charlesbridge, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Joe Rhatigan, and Joe Rhatigan|AUTHOR. Bizarre History: Strange Happenings, Stupid Misconceptions, Distorted Facts and Uncommon Events Charlesbridge, 2011.
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Full title | bizarre history strange happenings stupid misconceptions distorted facts and uncommon events |
Author | rhatigan joe |
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