Cuba's Car Culture: Celebrating the Island's Automotive Love Affair
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Published
Motorbooks, 2016.
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eBook
Language
English
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tom Cotter., & Tom Cotter|AUTHOR. (2016). Cuba's Car Culture: Celebrating the Island's Automotive Love Affair . Motorbooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tom Cotter and Tom Cotter|AUTHOR. 2016. Cuba's Car Culture: Celebrating the Island's Automotive Love Affair. Motorbooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tom Cotter and Tom Cotter|AUTHOR. Cuba's Car Culture: Celebrating the Island's Automotive Love Affair Motorbooks, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tom Cotter, and Tom Cotter|AUTHOR. Cuba's Car Culture: Celebrating the Island's Automotive Love Affair Motorbooks, 2016.
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Full title | cubas car culture celebrating the islands automotive love affair |
Author | cotter tom |
Grouping Category | book |
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