Forrest G Robinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1017027 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Forrest G Robinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Forrest G |
| FAMILY NAME | Robinson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBINSON F G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An interview with Kevin Starr
Kevin Starr responds to interview questions about the influence of San Francisco on his writing, the future of California, recent trends in American historiography, the competing demands of the public and private sectors, and likely developments in the re-thinking of California's past
Introduction
Scholarly writing on California has increased dramatically since around 1990. Histories of understudied racial and ethnic groups have been especially numerous. There has also been considerable attention to Los Angeles, to popular culture and the arts, and, in lesser degrees, to the Gold Rush, to San Diego, and to the state's problems with water. Specialized academic writing has been accompanied by the work of more popular generalists. Finally, re…
Wallace Stegner
Journal Article Wallace Stegner: Man and Writer and Why I Can't Read Wallace Stegner and Other Essays: A Tribal Voice Get access Wallace Stegner: Man and Writer. Edited by Rankin Charles E.. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1996. xvi + 280 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $45.00, cloth; $19.95, paper.)Why I Can't Read Wallace Stegner and Other Essays: A Tribal Voice. By Cook-Lynn Elizabeth. (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 19…
Our Landlady
Journal Article Our Landlady Get access Our Landlady. By Baum L. Frank, edited and annotated by Koupal Nancy Tystad. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1996. xii + 285 pp. Illustrations, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. $35.00.) Forrest G. Robinson Forrest G. Robinson University of California, Santa Cruz Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 28, Issue 1, Spring 1997…
Having it Both Ways
A Combat with the Past
Love's Story Told
Love's Story Told
Journal Article Love's Story Told: A Life of Henry A. Murray. By Forrest G. Robinson. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992. xvi, 459 pp. $29-95, ISBN 0-674-53928-1.) Get access Howard Brick Howard Brick University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 80, Issue 3, December 1993, Pages 1135–1136, https://doi.org/10.2307/2080529 Published: 01 Dece…
Rhetorical Power
In Bad Faith
Journal Article In Bad Faith: The Dynamics of Deception in Mark Twain's America. By Forrest G. Robinson. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1986. xi + 255 pp. $18.50.) Get access Cynthia S. Jordan Cynthia S. Jordan Indiana University, Bloomington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 74, Issue 3, December 1987, Pages 1060–1061, https://doi.org/10.2307/1902192 Published: 01 …
In Bad Faith
Patterns of Consciousness in The Innocents Abroad
CRITICAL commentary on The Innocents Abroad has been virtually uniform in its detection of a bold pattern of opposition in the voice of the narrator, Mark Twain. The elements to be found at the poles of opposition vary from one scholarly account to the next, as do assessments of Mark Twain's success in dealing with the tensions that at once grow out of and inform his narrative. In what follows I will review the major features of this biformal pat…
The Shape of Things Known
The Shape of Things Known
Nicole Oresme has been restored in recent years to a deservedly prominent position in the history of ideas, and this in no small measure due
Love's Story Told
Journal Article Love's Story Told: A Life of Henry A. Murray. By Forrest G. Robinson. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992. xvi, 459 pp. $29-95, ISBN 0-674-53928-1.) Get access Howard Brick Howard Brick University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 80, Issue 3, December 1993, Pages 1135–1136, https://doi.org/10.2307/2080529 Published: 01 Dece…
The Shape of Things Known
Nicole Oresme has been restored in recent years to a deservedly prominent position in the history of ideas, and this in no small measure due
The Shape of Things Known
Patterns of Consciousness in The Innocents Abroad
CRITICAL commentary on The Innocents Abroad has been virtually uniform in its detection of a bold pattern of opposition in the voice of the narrator, Mark Twain. The elements to be found at the poles of opposition vary from one scholarly account to the next, as do assessments of Mark Twain's success in dealing with the tensions that at once grow out of and inform his narrative. In what follows I will review the major features of this biformal pat…
In Bad Faith
Journal Article In Bad Faith: The Dynamics of Deception in Mark Twain's America. By Forrest G. Robinson. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1986. xi + 255 pp. $18.50.) Get access Cynthia S. Jordan Cynthia S. Jordan Indiana University, Bloomington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 74, Issue 3, December 1987, Pages 1060–1061, https://doi.org/10.2307/1902192 Published: 01 …
In Bad Faith
Rhetorical Power
Love's Story Told
Love's Story Told
Journal Article Love's Story Told: A Life of Henry A. Murray. By Forrest G. Robinson. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992. xvi, 459 pp. $29-95, ISBN 0-674-53928-1.) Get access Howard Brick Howard Brick University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 80, Issue 3, December 1993, Pages 1135–1136, https://doi.org/10.2307/2080529 Published: 01 Dece…
A Combat with the Past
Having it Both Ways
Wallace Stegner
Journal Article Wallace Stegner: Man and Writer and Why I Can't Read Wallace Stegner and Other Essays: A Tribal Voice Get access Wallace Stegner: Man and Writer. Edited by Rankin Charles E.. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1996. xvi + 280 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $45.00, cloth; $19.95, paper.)Why I Can't Read Wallace Stegner and Other Essays: A Tribal Voice. By Cook-Lynn Elizabeth. (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 19…
Our Landlady
Journal Article Our Landlady Get access Our Landlady. By Baum L. Frank, edited and annotated by Koupal Nancy Tystad. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1996. xii + 285 pp. Illustrations, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. $35.00.) Forrest G. Robinson Forrest G. Robinson University of California, Santa Cruz Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 28, Issue 1, Spring 1997…
An interview with Kevin Starr
Kevin Starr responds to interview questions about the influence of San Francisco on his writing, the future of California, recent trends in American historiography, the competing demands of the public and private sectors, and likely developments in the re-thinking of California's past
Introduction
Scholarly writing on California has increased dramatically since around 1990. Histories of understudied racial and ethnic groups have been especially numerous. There has also been considerable attention to Los Angeles, to popular culture and the arts, and, in lesser degrees, to the Gold Rush, to San Diego, and to the state's problems with water. Specialized academic writing has been accompanied by the work of more popular generalists. Finally, re…
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