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Citations
- 1 2 Karen Ordahl Kupperman OAH.
- 1 2 3 "Kupperman, Karen Ordahl 1939- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ↑ Karen Kupperman NYU.
- ↑ "Past Award Winners." Binkley-Stephenson Award Winners. OAH, 2013. Web.
- ↑ Skillin 2007.
Sources
- "Karen Kupperman". New York University. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- "Karen Ordahl Kupperman". The Organization of American Historians. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- Skillin, Larry (August 2007). "Review: The Jamestown Project". Ohio State University. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
Further reading
- "INTERVIEW WITH KAREN ORDAHL KUPPERMAN". PBS. 2003. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
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