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- ↑ American Film Institute (1997). Munden, Kenneth White (ed.). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. Vol. Part 1. University of California Press. p. 394. ISBN 9780520209695.
- ↑ Slatta, Richard W. (2001). The Mythical West: An Encyclopedia of Legend, Lore, and Popular Culture . ABC-CLIO. p. 187. ISBN 9781576071519.
- ↑ Fanebust, Wayne (March 20, 2018). Chasing Frank and Jesse James: The Bungled Northfield Bank Robbery and the Long Manhunt. McFarland Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 9781476670676.
