Widows Unveiled: Fashionable Mourning in Late Victorian New York
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Rebecca McNamara., & Rebecca McNamara|AUTHOR. (2016). Widows Unveiled: Fashionable Mourning in Late Victorian New York . Distributed Art Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rebecca McNamara and Rebecca McNamara|AUTHOR. 2016. Widows Unveiled: Fashionable Mourning in Late Victorian New York. Distributed Art Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rebecca McNamara and Rebecca McNamara|AUTHOR. Widows Unveiled: Fashionable Mourning in Late Victorian New York Distributed Art Publishers, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rebecca McNamara, and Rebecca McNamara|AUTHOR. Widows Unveiled: Fashionable Mourning in Late Victorian New York Distributed Art Publishers, 2016.
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Full title | widows unveiled fashionable mourning in late victorian new york |
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