Faculty Publish

"Letters from Sea 1882-1901; Joanna and Lincoln Colcord's Seafaring Childhood" by Parker Bishop Albee, Jr., professor of history. Walter Cronkite is quoted on the back cover: "Richer than any treasure of gold brought up from the ocean bottom, these recently discovered letters are priceless additions to our maritime history. ... dandy tales of the sea, more exciting than fiction for their total authenticity."

The book is filled with richly detailed "journal letters" to family ashore, along with logbooks, numerous historic photos, and other correspondence - providing "a splendid window into the life of a seafaring family."

"What's Love Got to Do With It? A Critical Look at American Charity," by David Wagner, assoc. prof. of social work and sociology.

Considered "an insightful debunking of the way charitable giving disguises American neglect of the public welfare. ... One of the few works to examine the overall role of charitable giving in America." (The New Press)

One reviewer (Howard Zinn) says, in part, "...this book cuts through the self-congratulation that accompanies charity giving in the United States, and asks the important question: why, with all this philanthropy, does the country have so much poverty, homelessness, infant mortality, imprisonment?"

The book's cover? A close-up photo of peanuts. (You may ask the author to explain.)

"Introducing Communication Theory" is co-authored by Richard West, associate professor of communication and associate dean, College of Arts and Sciences. The book is an examination of two dozen theories in the communication discipline.

"The Seventies: The Age of Glitter in Popular Culture" edited by professor of English Shelton Waldrep. This is the first book devoted exclusively to the cultural production of the 1970s, a decade that has emerged as a major definitional force for the 1990s. Assembled essays from a diverse range of scholars cover such topics as the black action film as a genre and 70s fashion as compulsory artifice. The book includes photos from the period and reprints of articles from the 70s.w

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