From the River to the Sea: The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West
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Simon & Schuster Audio, 2021.
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eAudiobook
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9781797125343
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10h 39m 49s
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English
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
John Sedgwick., John Sedgwick|AUTHOR., & John Bedford Lloyd|READER. (2021). From the River to the Sea: The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West . Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Sedgwick, John Sedgwick|AUTHOR and John Bedford Lloyd|READER. 2021. From the River to the Sea: The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West. Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Sedgwick, John Sedgwick|AUTHOR and John Bedford Lloyd|READER. From the River to the Sea: The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West Simon & Schuster Audio, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)John Sedgwick, John Sedgwick|AUTHOR, and John Bedford Lloyd|READER. From the River to the Sea: The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West Simon & Schuster Audio, 2021.
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