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- ↑ The David Carpenter webpage, http://www.dccarpenter.com/, accessed January 1, 2011.
- ↑ Cheryl Avery, 2011: Carpenter, David (1941–), http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/carpenter_david_1941-.html, 2011.
- ↑ A Hunter's Confession, http://www.dccarpenter.com/a_hunters_confession.htm, n.d. See also: CBC News: Hunter's Confession wins Sask. book of year, http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2010/11/29/sk-book-awards-1011.html, Last Updated: Monday, November 29, 2010 | 12:03 pm CST.
- ↑ Avery, op.cit.
- ↑ Avery, op.cit.
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