Reconstruction of the frontier myth in witness

Southern Communication Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-41

  McMullen, Wayne J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85007850852     PISSN: 1041794X     EISSN: 19303203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10417949609373037     Document Type: Article

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