The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost
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Peter Manseau., Peter Manseau|AUTHOR., & Jefferson Mays|READER. (2017). The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost . Recorded Books, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Manseau, Peter Manseau|AUTHOR and Jefferson Mays|READER. 2017. The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost. Recorded Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Manseau, Peter Manseau|AUTHOR and Jefferson Mays|READER. The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost Recorded Books, Inc, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Peter Manseau, Peter Manseau|AUTHOR, and Jefferson Mays|READER. The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost Recorded Books, Inc., 2017.
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Full title | apparitionists a tale of phantoms fraud photography and the man who captured lincolns ghost |
Author | manseau peter |
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