Book Reviews

Reviews of the following books: The Boothbay Region, 1906-1960 by Harold B. Clifford; Manitou and Providence: Indians, Europeans, and the Making of New England,1500-1643 by Neal Salisbury; The Practice of Piety: Puritan Devotional Disciplines in Seventeenth-Century New England by Charles E. Hambrick-Stowe

Theodore G. Nelson Papers, 1906-1960

Organized the Independent Voters Association and in 1921 helped to orchestrate the first recall in the nation of a governor

Selling hope:gambling entrepreneurs in Britain 1906–1960

This research explores historical perspectives on gambling amongst poorer social groups in order to better understand why the poorest people in society gamble even though gambling seems economically illogical. A principal finding was that pleasure gained from hope of a small win and the agency of making a choice on use of scarce resources may be important in helping poorer people maintain optimism in the face of difficult life circumstances. The paper also explores patterns of illegal gambling entrepreneurship that arose as a response to the desire of the masses to “buy a few days hope” (Orwell, 1937). The paper concludes that where public opinion is out of step with the statute book then an illegal economy will develop to provide the goods or services the public is demanding and that apparently irrational behavior may in fact be a positive experience for many people

Moore, David D., Collection, 1931-1959

A collection of photographs, news articles, and programs of shows directed by Dr. David D. Moore, a professor of speech and drama at Pittsburg State University. David D. Moore (1906-1960) received his bachelor’s degree at La Crosse State Teachers College (Wisconsin) in 1929, and his master’s degree in 1932 from the University of Wisconsin. Moore taught secondary school for five years in Wisconsin and for three years at Southwestern State Teachers College (Oklahoma). He began teaching speech and drama at Kansas State Teachers College, now Pittsburg State University, in 1941 and was the theater director until 1959. He married Arabelle Meta Klein in 1936 and they had two sons.https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/1241/thumbnail.jp

Mosaico de dos decenios claves

El arte colombiano de los años veinte y treinta. Álvaro Medina. Colcultura-Tercer Mundo. Samafé de Bogotá. 1995. 360 págs., ilus

Alberto Carlo Blanc (1906-1960): crani, genetica e nuovo umanesimo

Quella di Alberto Carlo Blanc è stata una delle figure più interessanti della paleontologia italiana del secolo scorso. Attivo dagli anni '30 fino al 1960, anno della sua morte, Blanc per oltre due decenni ha portato avanti una instancabile e fruttuosa attività di ricerca sul campo. Al suo nome sono legate alcune delle scoperte più importanti della paleoantropologia italiana: il cranio del Circeo rinvenuto nel 1939 (per citarne solo una, e la più significativa) è stato per oltre cinquant'anni il fossile umano più rappresentativo nel nostro Paese. Ma Blanc è stato anche uno studioso fermamente convinto del carattere unitario e interdisciplinare della ricerca scientifica, e un pensatore dotato di una certa originalità e profondità. Questo lavoro di tesi si propone di ripercorrere l'opera e il pensiero di uno studioso importante e originale, purtroppo però dimenticato dalla storia della scienza italiana

The Black Press of Tennessee: 1865-1980

At least 112 black newspapers have been published in Tennessee, beginning with the Colored Tennessean in 1865. William B. Scott, and East Tennessee harness-maker, and his son, William Jr., published the Colored Tennessean in Nashville on or about April 29, making it one of the first black newspapers in the South. From 1865 to 1899 there were at least 35 black papers published in the state, 52 from 1900 to 1950, and 25 from 1951 to 1980. By the end of the period there were only three black papers being printed in the state: the Memphis Tri-State Defender, Memphis Mid-South Express and the Nashville Metropolitan. The average life of Tennessee\u27s black newspapers was 7.4 years, below the national average for black papers of 9 years (according to a 1950 study by Armistead Pride). The Nashville Globe (1906-1960) seems to have been the most significant paper studied. In addition to having had the longest existence, the paper also was a force in some political gains by blacks. Other significant papers and their years of existence were the Memphis Tri-State Defender (1951-present), Chattanooga Observer (31), Knoxville Flashlight Herald (32), Memphis World (41) and the East Tennessee News (42). The most famous figure in the state\u27s black press was Ida B, Wells-Barnett, a nationally known journalist at the turn of the century. She became an international lecturer in a crusade against lynching. Wells-Barnett was editor of the Memphis Free Speech during her early years. Other important figures accociated with the state\u27s black press included Richard Henry Boyd and Henry A. Boyd of the Nashville Globe