How to Read a North Carolina Beach: Bubble Holes, Barking Sands, and Rippled Runnels
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Orrin H. Pilkey., Orrin H. Pilkey|AUTHOR., Tracy Monegan Rice|AUTHOR., & William J. Neal|AUTHOR. (2014). How to Read a North Carolina Beach: Bubble Holes, Barking Sands, and Rippled Runnels . The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Orrin H. Pilkey et al.. 2014. How to Read a North Carolina Beach: Bubble Holes, Barking Sands, and Rippled Runnels. The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Orrin H. Pilkey et al.. How to Read a North Carolina Beach: Bubble Holes, Barking Sands, and Rippled Runnels The University of North Carolina Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Orrin H. Pilkey, Orrin H. Pilkey|AUTHOR, Tracy Monegan Rice|AUTHOR, and William J. Neal|AUTHOR. How to Read a North Carolina Beach: Bubble Holes, Barking Sands, and Rippled Runnels The University of North Carolina Press, 2014.
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Full title | how to read a north carolina beach bubble holes barking sands and rippled runnels |
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