James B Crooks
Biographic Data
| ID | 1108398 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James B Crooks |
| GIVEN NAMES | James B |
| FAMILY NAME | Crooks |
| SIGNATURE | CROOKS J B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Florida |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Jacksonville
Ossian Bingley Hart
Journal Article Ossian Bingley Hart: Floridas Loyalist Reconstruction Governor. By Canter Brown Jr. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1997. xxii, 320 pp. $40.00, ISBN 0-8071-2137-1.) Get access James B. Crooks James B. Crooks University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 85, Issue 3, December 1998, Pages 1084–1085, https…
Socrates' last words
Socrates' last words are a microcosm of the riddle his character poses to the philosophical reader. Are they sincere or ironic? Do they represent an afterthought prompted by a belated sense of familial responsibility or a death–bed epiphany? Are we to determine their reference in relation to the surface logic of the Phaedo or take them as the sign of a concealed discursive depth? What I have to say is prompted, in large measure, by Glenn Mosts re…
The Promise of Paradise
Journal Article The Promise of Paradise: Recreational and Retirement Communities in the United States since 1950. By Hubert B. Stroud. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. xiv, 220 pp. $35.00, ISBN 0-8018-4926-8.) Get access James B. Crooks James B. Crooks University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 82, Issue 3, Decembe…
Orphanages Reconsidered
The Organization of the Orphanages 2. A Social Profile of the Children 3. Physical Conditions 4. The Children's Education 5. Social Life in the Orphanages 6. Life after the Orphanage 7. Discarding the Orphanages Notes Index
The Hurricane of '38
Journal Article The Hurricane of '38. Prod. by Tom Lennon and Michael Epstein. Lennon Documentary Group, 1993. 58 mins. (PBS Video, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1698) Get access James B. Crooks James B. Crooks University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 3, December 1994, Page 1409, https://doi.org/10.2307/2081…
Florida
Journal Article Florida: A Short History. By Michael Gannon. (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1993. ix, 170 pp. Cloth, $24.95, ISBN 0-8130-1167-1. Paper, $9.95, ISBN 0-8130-1168-X.) Get access James B. Crooks James B. Crooks University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 2, September 1994, Pages 635–636, https://doi…
Jacksonville after the Fire, 1901-1919
Jacksonville after the Fire, 1901-1919
Journal Article Jacksonville after the Fire, 1901–1919: A New South City. By James B. Crooks. (Jacksonville: University of North Florida Press, 1991. x + 193 pp. $24.95, ISBN 0-8130-1067-5.) Get access David Goldfield David Goldfield University of North Carolina, Charlotte Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 79, Issue 2, September 1992, Pages 697–698, https://doi.org/10.2307…
Flagler
Urban Growth and City-Systems in the United States, 1840-1860
The author examines urban growth and city systems in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. He first examines the statistics and geographic distribution of urban growth between 1840 ad 1860 to determine the extent to which such growth was concentrated on new or existing urban centers. He then critically reviews traditional and recent views on the relationship between urban growth and economic development and proceeds to reexamine this r…
Political Power in Birmingham, 1871-1921
Journal Article Political Power in Birmingham, 1871–1921. By Carl V. Harris. (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1977. xvi + 318 pp. Maps, illustrations, tables, appendix, notes, bibliographical essay, and index. $14.50.) Get access James B. Crooks James B. Crooks University of North Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 65, Issue 2, September 1978, Pages 488–48…
Bosses, Machines, and Urban Voters
Heart of the Valley
The City Makers
Nineteenth-Century Cities
This book, based on a conference at Yale University, explores ways of understanding the first industrial cities to cities of today. The essays in the book define what has come to be known as the “new urban history.” The cities studied range from small communities – such as Springfield, Massachusetts – to giants like Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston. While the majority of the contributors deal with American cities, four essays examine cities in C…
Politics & Progress
Politics & Progress
Journal Article Politics & Progress: The Rise of Urban Progressivism in Baltimore, 1893 to 1911. By James B. Crooks. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1968. x + 259 pp. Map, illustrations, appendix, notes, notes on sources, and index. $8.50.) Get access Sam Bass Warner, Jr. Sam Bass Warner, Jr. University of Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 56, Issu…
The Intellectual As Urban Reformer
Journal Article The Intellectual As Urban Reformer: Brand Whitlock and the Progressive Movement. By Jack Tager. (Cleveland: Press of Case Western Reserve University, 1968. 198 pp. Notes, bibliography, and index. $6.50.) Get access James B. Crooks James B. Crooks Hollins College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 55, Issue 4, March 1969, Pages 876–877, https://doi.org/10.230…
Reform in Detroit
Journal Article Reform in Detroit: Hazen S. Pingree and Urban Politics. By Melvin G. Holli. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1969. xvi + 269 pp. Map, notes, note on sources, and index. $7.50.) Get access James B. Crooks James B. Crooks Hollins College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 56, Issue 3, December 1969, Pages 695–696, https://doi.org/10.2307/1904266 Published: …
Orphanages Reconsidered
The Organization of the Orphanages 2. A Social Profile of the Children 3. Physical Conditions 4. The Children's Education 5. Social Life in the Orphanages 6. Life after the Orphanage 7. Discarding the Orphanages Notes Index
Politics & Progress
Journal Article Politics & Progress: The Rise of Urban Progressivism in Baltimore, 1893 to 1911. By James B. Crooks. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1968. x + 259 pp. Map, illustrations, appendix, notes, notes on sources, and index. $8.50.) Get access Sam Bass Warner, Jr. Sam Bass Warner, Jr. University of Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 56, Issu…
The Intellectual As Urban Reformer
Journal Article The Intellectual As Urban Reformer: Brand Whitlock and the Progressive Movement. By Jack Tager. (Cleveland: Press of Case Western Reserve University, 1968. 198 pp. Notes, bibliography, and index. $6.50.) Get access James B. Crooks James B. Crooks Hollins College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 55, Issue 4, March 1969, Pages 876–877, https://doi.org/10.230…
Reform in Detroit
Journal Article Reform in Detroit: Hazen S. Pingree and Urban Politics. By Melvin G. Holli. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1969. xvi + 269 pp. Map, notes, note on sources, and index. $7.50.) Get access James B. Crooks James B. Crooks Hollins College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 56, Issue 3, December 1969, Pages 695–696, https://doi.org/10.2307/1904266 Published: …
Politics & Progress
Nineteenth-Century Cities
This book, based on a conference at Yale University, explores ways of understanding the first industrial cities to cities of today. The essays in the book define what has come to be known as the “new urban history.” The cities studied range from small communities – such as Springfield, Massachusetts – to giants like Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston. While the majority of the contributors deal with American cities, four essays examine cities in C…
The City Makers
Heart of the Valley
Political Power in Birmingham, 1871-1921
Journal Article Political Power in Birmingham, 1871–1921. By Carl V. Harris. (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1977. xvi + 318 pp. Maps, illustrations, tables, appendix, notes, bibliographical essay, and index. $14.50.) Get access James B. Crooks James B. Crooks University of North Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 65, Issue 2, September 1978, Pages 488–48…
Bosses, Machines, and Urban Voters
Urban Growth and City-Systems in the United States, 1840-1860
The author examines urban growth and city systems in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. He first examines the statistics and geographic distribution of urban growth between 1840 ad 1860 to determine the extent to which such growth was concentrated on new or existing urban centers. He then critically reviews traditional and recent views on the relationship between urban growth and economic development and proceeds to reexamine this r…
Flagler
Jacksonville after the Fire, 1901-1919
Journal Article Jacksonville after the Fire, 1901–1919: A New South City. By James B. Crooks. (Jacksonville: University of North Florida Press, 1991. x + 193 pp. $24.95, ISBN 0-8130-1067-5.) Get access David Goldfield David Goldfield University of North Carolina, Charlotte Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 79, Issue 2, September 1992, Pages 697–698, https://doi.org/10.2307…
Jacksonville after the Fire, 1901-1919
The Hurricane of '38
Journal Article The Hurricane of '38. Prod. by Tom Lennon and Michael Epstein. Lennon Documentary Group, 1993. 58 mins. (PBS Video, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314-1698) Get access James B. Crooks James B. Crooks University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 3, December 1994, Page 1409, https://doi.org/10.2307/2081…
Florida
Journal Article Florida: A Short History. By Michael Gannon. (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1993. ix, 170 pp. Cloth, $24.95, ISBN 0-8130-1167-1. Paper, $9.95, ISBN 0-8130-1168-X.) Get access James B. Crooks James B. Crooks University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 2, September 1994, Pages 635–636, https://doi…
The Promise of Paradise
Journal Article The Promise of Paradise: Recreational and Retirement Communities in the United States since 1950. By Hubert B. Stroud. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. xiv, 220 pp. $35.00, ISBN 0-8018-4926-8.) Get access James B. Crooks James B. Crooks University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 82, Issue 3, Decembe…
Orphanages Reconsidered
The Organization of the Orphanages 2. A Social Profile of the Children 3. Physical Conditions 4. The Children's Education 5. Social Life in the Orphanages 6. Life after the Orphanage 7. Discarding the Orphanages Notes Index
Ossian Bingley Hart
Journal Article Ossian Bingley Hart: Floridas Loyalist Reconstruction Governor. By Canter Brown Jr. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1997. xxii, 320 pp. $40.00, ISBN 0-8071-2137-1.) Get access James B. Crooks James B. Crooks University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 85, Issue 3, December 1998, Pages 1084–1085, https…
Socrates' last words
Socrates' last words are a microcosm of the riddle his character poses to the philosophical reader. Are they sincere or ironic? Do they represent an afterthought prompted by a belated sense of familial responsibility or a death–bed epiphany? Are we to determine their reference in relation to the surface logic of the Phaedo or take them as the sign of a concealed discursive depth? What I have to say is prompted, in large measure, by Glenn Mosts re…
Jacksonville
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