Powering a City: How Energy and Big Dreams Transformed San Antonio
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Trinity University Press, 2017.
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Catherine Nixon Cooke., & Catherine Nixon Cooke|AUTHOR. (2017). Powering a City: How Energy and Big Dreams Transformed San Antonio . Trinity University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Catherine Nixon Cooke and Catherine Nixon Cooke|AUTHOR. 2017. Powering a City: How Energy and Big Dreams Transformed San Antonio. Trinity University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Catherine Nixon Cooke and Catherine Nixon Cooke|AUTHOR. Powering a City: How Energy and Big Dreams Transformed San Antonio Trinity University Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Catherine Nixon Cooke, and Catherine Nixon Cooke|AUTHOR. Powering a City: How Energy and Big Dreams Transformed San Antonio Trinity University Press, 2017.
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