Weird John Brown: Divine Violence and the Limits of Ethics
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Ted A. Smith., & Ted A. Smith|AUTHOR. (2014). Weird John Brown: Divine Violence and the Limits of Ethics . Stanford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ted A. Smith and Ted A. Smith|AUTHOR. 2014. Weird John Brown: Divine Violence and the Limits of Ethics. Stanford University Press.
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