Before the Refrigerator: How We Used to Get Ice
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jonathan Rees., & Jonathan Rees|AUTHOR. (2018). Before the Refrigerator: How We Used to Get Ice . Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jonathan Rees and Jonathan Rees|AUTHOR. 2018. Before the Refrigerator: How We Used to Get Ice. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jonathan Rees and Jonathan Rees|AUTHOR. Before the Refrigerator: How We Used to Get Ice Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jonathan Rees, and Jonathan Rees|AUTHOR. Before the Refrigerator: How We Used to Get Ice Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
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