Defending Alice: A Novel of Love and Race in the Roaring Twenties
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9780063115477
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Richard Stratton., & Richard Stratton|AUTHOR. (2022). Defending Alice: A Novel of Love and Race in the Roaring Twenties . HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard Stratton and Richard Stratton|AUTHOR. 2022. Defending Alice: A Novel of Love and Race in the Roaring Twenties. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard Stratton and Richard Stratton|AUTHOR. Defending Alice: A Novel of Love and Race in the Roaring Twenties HarperCollins, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Richard Stratton, and Richard Stratton|AUTHOR. Defending Alice: A Novel of Love and Race in the Roaring Twenties HarperCollins, 2022.
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Full title | defending alice |
Author | stratton richard |
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