I Have Struck Mrs. Cochran with a Stake: Sleepwalking, Insanity, and the Trial of Abraham Prescott
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Leslie Lambert Rounds., & Leslie Lambert Rounds|AUTHOR. (2020). I Have Struck Mrs. Cochran with a Stake: Sleepwalking, Insanity, and the Trial of Abraham Prescott . The Kent State University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leslie Lambert Rounds and Leslie Lambert Rounds|AUTHOR. 2020. I Have Struck Mrs. Cochran With a Stake: Sleepwalking, Insanity, and the Trial of Abraham Prescott. The Kent State University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leslie Lambert Rounds and Leslie Lambert Rounds|AUTHOR. I Have Struck Mrs. Cochran With a Stake: Sleepwalking, Insanity, and the Trial of Abraham Prescott The Kent State University Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Leslie Lambert Rounds, and Leslie Lambert Rounds|AUTHOR. I Have Struck Mrs. Cochran With a Stake: Sleepwalking, Insanity, and the Trial of Abraham Prescott The Kent State University Press, 2020.
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Full title | i have struck mrs cochran with a stake sleepwalking insanity and the trial of abraham prescott |
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