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- 1 2 3 Bottoms, Stephen J. (1998). The Theatre of Sam Shepard: States of Crisis. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521587914 . Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ↑ Winters, John J. (15 March 2017). Sam Shepard: A Life. Counterpoint. ISBN 9781619029842 . Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ↑ "Sam Shepard". The Wittliff Collections. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
