Backlund: From All-American Boy to Professional Wrestling's World Champion
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Bob Backlund., Bob Backlund|AUTHOR., & Robert H. Miller|AUTHOR. (2015). Backlund: From All-American Boy to Professional Wrestling's World Champion . Sports Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bob Backlund, Bob Backlund|AUTHOR and Robert H. Miller|AUTHOR. 2015. Backlund: From All-American Boy to Professional Wrestling's World Champion. Sports Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bob Backlund, Bob Backlund|AUTHOR and Robert H. Miller|AUTHOR. Backlund: From All-American Boy to Professional Wrestling's World Champion Sports Publishing, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bob Backlund, Bob Backlund|AUTHOR, and Robert H. Miller|AUTHOR. Backlund: From All-American Boy to Professional Wrestling's World Champion Sports Publishing, 2015.
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Grouped Work ID | 9ec642b7-611b-437d-d91b-8c56c8ad8dda-eng |
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Full title | backlund from all american boy to professional wrestlings world champion |
Author | backlund bob |
Grouping Category | book |
Last Update | 2022-10-18 20:50:33PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-05-04 04:25:24AM |
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Image Source | hoopla |
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First Loaded | Jul 18, 2022 |
Last Used | Apr 23, 2024 |
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