Inventing Elsa Maxwell: How an Irrepressible Nobody Conquered High Society, Hollywood, the Press, and the World
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Sam Staggs., & Sam Staggs|AUTHOR. (2012). Inventing Elsa Maxwell: How an Irrepressible Nobody Conquered High Society, Hollywood, the Press, and the World . St. Martin's Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sam Staggs and Sam Staggs|AUTHOR. 2012. Inventing Elsa Maxwell: How an Irrepressible Nobody Conquered High Society, Hollywood, the Press, and the World. St. Martin's Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sam Staggs and Sam Staggs|AUTHOR. Inventing Elsa Maxwell: How an Irrepressible Nobody Conquered High Society, Hollywood, the Press, and the World St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sam Staggs, and Sam Staggs|AUTHOR. Inventing Elsa Maxwell: How an Irrepressible Nobody Conquered High Society, Hollywood, the Press, and the World St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2012.
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