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- 1 2 3 Hall, David D. (8 October 2015). A History of the Book in America, 5-volume Omnibus E-book: Includes all Five Volumes. UNC Press Books. ISBN 9781469628967 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Though The Heavens Fall, Part 1".