Them Wild Woods: An Irish Quaker Familys Transatlantic Correspondence 1818-1877
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Bill Jackson., & Bill Jackson|AUTHOR. (2012). Them Wild Woods: An Irish Quaker Familys Transatlantic Correspondence 1818-1877 . Ulster Historical Foundation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bill Jackson and Bill Jackson|AUTHOR. 2012. Them Wild Woods: An Irish Quaker Familys Transatlantic Correspondence 1818-1877. Ulster Historical Foundation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bill Jackson and Bill Jackson|AUTHOR. Them Wild Woods: An Irish Quaker Familys Transatlantic Correspondence 1818-1877 Ulster Historical Foundation, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bill Jackson, and Bill Jackson|AUTHOR. Them Wild Woods: An Irish Quaker Familys Transatlantic Correspondence 1818-1877 Ulster Historical Foundation, 2012.
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