David R Contosta

Biographic Data

ID1689898
NAMEDavid R Contosta
GIVEN NAMESDavid R
FAMILY NAMEContosta
SIGNATURECONTOSTA D R
AFFILIATIONSChestnut Hill College
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS19
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT19
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1981
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
H-INDEX1

  • Historic Preservation for a Living City

    David R Contosta, Robert R WeyenethARTICLEJournal of American History2002

    As part of its fiftieth anniversary celebrations, the Historic Charleston Foundation commissioned a history of the organization and its accomplishments. The result is Robert R. Wey-eneth's Historic Preservation for a Living City. Given that this is an “official” histor y, Wey-eneth assures readers at the outset that the foundation wanted him to tell its story “warts and all.” In fact, he has not hesitated to point out a number of the foundation's…

  • Cincinnati in 1840

    Timothy R Mahoney, Walter Stix Glazer et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History2001

    Journal Article Cincinnati in 1840: The Social and Functional Organization of an Urban Community during the Pre-Civil War Period. By Walter Stix Glazer. Columbus: Ohio State University Press and Lancaster, Ohio, 1800–2000: Frontier Town to Edge City. By David R. Contosta. Columbus: Ohio State University Press Get access Timothy R. Mahoney Timothy R. Mahoney University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Search for other works by this author on: Oxford…

  • Philadelphia's Progressive Orphanage

    Joseph M Hawes, David R ContostaARTICLEJournal of American History1998

    Journal Article Philadelphia's Progressive Orphanage: The Carson Valley School. By David R. Contosta. (University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997. x, 262 pp. $34.95, ISBN 0-271-01714-7.) Get access Joseph M. Hawes Joseph M. Hawes University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 85, Issue 3, December 1998, Pages 1115–1116, https://…

  • Philadelphia's Progressive Orphanage

    William W Cutler, David R ContostaARTICLEHistory of Education Quarterly1998

  • Villanova University, 1842-1992

    Robert Emmett Curran, David R ContostaARTICLEJournal of American History1996

    Journal Article Villanova University, 1842–1992: American — Catholic—Augustinian. By David R. Contosta. (University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995. xvi, 331 pp. $35.00, ISBN 0-271-01459-8.) Get access R. Emmett Curran, S.J. R. Emmett Curran, S.J. Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 83, Issue 2, September 1996, Pages 62…

  • Villanova University, 1842-1992

    Kathleen A Mahoney, Kathleen Mahoney et al.ARTICLEHistory of Education Quarterly1996Cited by: 1

  • Suburb in the City

    Robert Fishman, David R Contosta et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1995

    Journal Article Suburb in the City: Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1850–1990. By David R. Contosta. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1992 and Expanding the American Dream: Building and Re building Levittown. By Barbara M. Kelly. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1993 Get access Robert Fishman Robert Fishman Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Amer…

  • Henry Adams and His World

    David R Contosta, Robert MuccigrossoARTICLETransactions of the American…1993

  • Founding Families of Pittsburgh

    David R Contosta, Joseph F RishelARTICLEThe American Historical Review1991

  • United States

    Open AccessDavid R ContostaARTICLEThe Annals of the American…1990

  • A Philadelphia Family

    Russell E Weigley, David R ContostaARTICLEJournal of American History1990

    Journal Article A Philadelphia Family: The Houstons and Woodwards of Chestnut Hill. By David R. Contosta. (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1988. xviii + 207 pp. $19.95.) Get access Russell F. Weigley Russell F. Weigley Temple University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 76, Issue 4, March 1990, Pages 1262–1263, https://doi.org/10.2307/2936632 Published: 01 …

  • William James

    David R Contosta, Daniel W BjorkARTICLEJournal of American History1989

    Journal Article William James: The Center of His Vision. By Daniel W. Bjork. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1988. xxii + 338 pp. $35.00.) Get access David R. Contosta David R. Contosta Chestnut Hill College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 76, Issue 2, September 1989, Page 619, https://doi.org/10.2307/1908055 Published: 01 September 1989

  • Biography of Broken Fortunes

    David R Contosta, Jane MaherARTICLEThe American Historical Review1988

  • America as a Model

    David R Contosta, Klaus Von BeymeARTICLEJournal of American History1988

    Journal Article America as a Model: The Impact of American Democracy in the World. By Klaus von Beyme. (New York: St. Martin's, 1987. vi + 137 pp. $32.50.) Get access David R. Contosta David R. Contosta Chestnut Hill College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 75, Issue 3, December 1988, Page 903, https://doi.org/10.2307/1901568 Published: 01 December 1988

  • Rise to World Power

    David R Contosta, Jessica R Hawthorne et al.ARTICLETransactions of the American…1986

    David R. Contosta, Jessica R. Hawthorne, Whitelaw Reid, Rise to World Power: Selected Letters of Whitelaw Reid 1895-1912, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 76, No. 2 (1986), pp. 1-171

  • Ministers of Reform

    David R Contosta, Robert M CrundenARTICLEThe History Teacher1983

  • Both Sides of the Ocean

    David R Contosta, Edward ChalfantARTICLEJournal of American History1983

    Journal Article Both Sides of the Ocean: A Biography of Henry Adams: His First Life, 1838–1862. By Edward Chalfant. (Hamden, Conn.: Archon, 1982. 475 pp. Illustrations, notes, and index. $32.50.) Get access David R. Contosta David R. Contosta Chestnut Hill College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 70, Issue 1, June 1983, Pages 150–151, https://doi.org/10.2307/1890572 Publi…

  • Descent from Glory

    David R Contosta, Paul C NagelARTICLEJournal of American History1983

    Journal Article Descent from Glory: Four Generations of the John Adams Family. By Paul C. Nagel. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1983. xiv + 400 pp. Illustrations, chart, sources, and index. $25.00.) Get access David R. Contosta David R. Contosta Chestnut Hill College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 70, Issue 2, September 1983, Page 388, https://doi.org/10.2307/19002…

  • Henry Adams and the American Experiment

    Timothy P Donovan, David R ContostaARTICLEJournal of American History1981

    Journal Article Henry Adams and the American Experiment. By David R. Contosta. (Boston: Little, Brown, 1980. viii + 159 pp. Note on the sources and index. $10.95.) Get access Timothy P. Donovan Timothy P. Donovan University of Arkansas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 68, Issue 1, June 1981, Page 155, https://doi.org/10.2307/1890964 Published: 01 June 1981