Profits in the Wilderness: Entrepreneurship and the Founding of New England Towns in the Seventeenth Century
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John Frederick Martin., & John Frederick Martin|AUTHOR. (2014). Profits in the Wilderness: Entrepreneurship and the Founding of New England Towns in the Seventeenth Century . Omohundro Institute and UNC Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Frederick Martin and John Frederick Martin|AUTHOR. 2014. Profits in the Wilderness: Entrepreneurship and the Founding of New England Towns in the Seventeenth Century. Omohundro Institute and UNC Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Frederick Martin and John Frederick Martin|AUTHOR. Profits in the Wilderness: Entrepreneurship and the Founding of New England Towns in the Seventeenth Century Omohundro Institute and UNC Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)John Frederick Martin, and John Frederick Martin|AUTHOR. Profits in the Wilderness: Entrepreneurship and the Founding of New England Towns in the Seventeenth Century Omohundro Institute and UNC Press, 2014.
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Full title | profits in the wilderness entrepreneurship and the founding of new england towns in the seventeenth century |
Author | martin john frederick |
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