Praying with One Eye Open: Mormons and Murder in Nineteenth-Century Appalachian Georgia
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Mary Ella Engel., & Mary Ella Engel|AUTHOR. (2019). Praying with One Eye Open: Mormons and Murder in Nineteenth-Century Appalachian Georgia . University of Georgia Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mary Ella Engel and Mary Ella Engel|AUTHOR. 2019. Praying With One Eye Open: Mormons and Murder in Nineteenth-Century Appalachian Georgia. University of Georgia Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mary Ella Engel and Mary Ella Engel|AUTHOR. Praying With One Eye Open: Mormons and Murder in Nineteenth-Century Appalachian Georgia University of Georgia Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mary Ella Engel, and Mary Ella Engel|AUTHOR. Praying With One Eye Open: Mormons and Murder in Nineteenth-Century Appalachian Georgia University of Georgia Press, 2019.
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