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References
- Glass, William R. (Winter 1999). "Barnwell, Marion, ed. "A Place Called Mississippi: Collected Narratives" (Book Review)". Southern Quarterly . Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 37 (2): 184.
Notes
- 1 2 3 Morrisey, Larry (1999). "A Place Called Mississippi". Southern Folklore . 56 (1): 108–110. - Available on EBSCOHost.
- 1 2 Glass, p. 185.
