Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture
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Grace Elizabeth Hale., & Grace Elizabeth Hale|AUTHOR. (2020). Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture . The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Grace Elizabeth Hale and Grace Elizabeth Hale|AUTHOR. 2020. Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture. The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Grace Elizabeth Hale and Grace Elizabeth Hale|AUTHOR. Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture The University of North Carolina Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Grace Elizabeth Hale, and Grace Elizabeth Hale|AUTHOR. Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture The University of North Carolina Press, 2020.
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Full title | cool town how athens georgia launched alternative music and changed american culture |
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