Immigrant's Daughter: Life as a Girl With Lithuanian Immigrant Parents in New York in the 1920's
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Anne Marcin., & Anne Marcin|AUTHOR. (2018). Immigrant's Daughter: Life as a Girl With Lithuanian Immigrant Parents in New York in the 1920's . BookBaby.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Anne Marcin and Anne Marcin|AUTHOR. 2018. Immigrant's Daughter: Life As a Girl With Lithuanian Immigrant Parents in New York in the 1920's. BookBaby.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Anne Marcin and Anne Marcin|AUTHOR. Immigrant's Daughter: Life As a Girl With Lithuanian Immigrant Parents in New York in the 1920's BookBaby, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Anne Marcin, and Anne Marcin|AUTHOR. Immigrant's Daughter: Life As a Girl With Lithuanian Immigrant Parents in New York in the 1920's BookBaby, 2018.
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Full title | immigrants daughter life as a girl with lithuanian immigrant parents in new york in the 1920s |
Author | marcin anne |
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