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- 1 2 ”For writer, bust proves a real blessing”, The Baltimore Sun, January 11, 2004.
- ↑ Q & A with James Magruder, Baltimore Fishbowl, July 26, 2018.
- 1 2 3 James Magruder, Macdowell Colony