Robert S Davis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3921335 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert S Davis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert S |
| FAMILY NAME | Davis |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIS R S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wallace State Community College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9953-1340 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Ancient stone construction and local history
Finding the Hidden Legacies of African American (and Other) Families
Documenting and finding lost family history proves as daunting as locating vital statistics, but the effort to perform such a genealogical feat should be undertaken, for good reason, as the resulting information can prove rewarding. This commentary discusses research methods, effective methods, and materials for finding documentation of family history with a special emphasis on African American genealogy. Commonly used strategies are listed with …
The World's Largest Prison
Nature’s Management
Book Review| January 01 2008 Nature’s Management: Writings on Landscape and Reform, 1822–1859 Nature’s Management: Writings on Landscape and Reform, 1822-1859. Edmund Ruffin and Jack Temple Kirby. Robert S. Davis Robert S. Davis Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2008) 82 (1): 117–118. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-82.1.117 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Ro…
"Near Andersonville"
Frederica de Laguna of Bryn Mawr College
Most readers of Arctic Anthropology know a great deal about Frederica de Laguna’s contributions to the many branches of anthropology, but fewer know much about her life-long relationship with Bryn Mawr College. Bryn Mawr was, in turn, her home, school, college, editor, employer, base of operations, source of dismay, source of pride, and much more. Certainly, Bryn Mawr was formative to Freddy’s scholarship and personal growth; the college continue…
The Old World in the New South
The story of the creation of Cullman County in the post Civil War South has been the subject of propaganda and myth that has gone far beyond Alabama. German immigrants from Cincinnati, Ohio, founded an agricultural community that traditional accounts credit with bringing about an agricultural revolution in what had been a frontier area, in the best traditions of innovation in the New South. The reality of Cullman County’s history proves more valu…
A Perfect Picture of Hell
Requiem for a Lost City
Cotton, Fire, and Dreams
European Annaliste historians interpreted social history by focusing on the life of one individual as told through a revealing biographical document. An 1859 obituary of antebellum industrialist Robert Findlay provides the beginning point for a rare in-depth analysis of Findlay's life. To tell Findlay's story is also to recount Macon's rise from a frontier commercial and transportation center to an important manufacturing city of the Old South. M…
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Cotton, Fire, and Dreams
European Annaliste historians interpreted social history by focusing on the life of one individual as told through a revealing biographical document. An 1859 obituary of antebellum industrialist Robert Findlay provides the beginning point for a rare in-depth analysis of Findlay's life. To tell Findlay's story is also to recount Macon's rise from a frontier commercial and transportation center to an important manufacturing city of the Old South. M…
Requiem for a Lost City
A Perfect Picture of Hell
The Old World in the New South
The story of the creation of Cullman County in the post Civil War South has been the subject of propaganda and myth that has gone far beyond Alabama. German immigrants from Cincinnati, Ohio, founded an agricultural community that traditional accounts credit with bringing about an agricultural revolution in what had been a frontier area, in the best traditions of innovation in the New South. The reality of Cullman County’s history proves more valu…
Frederica de Laguna of Bryn Mawr College
Most readers of Arctic Anthropology know a great deal about Frederica de Laguna’s contributions to the many branches of anthropology, but fewer know much about her life-long relationship with Bryn Mawr College. Bryn Mawr was, in turn, her home, school, college, editor, employer, base of operations, source of dismay, source of pride, and much more. Certainly, Bryn Mawr was formative to Freddy’s scholarship and personal growth; the college continue…
"Near Andersonville"
Nature’s Management
Book Review| January 01 2008 Nature’s Management: Writings on Landscape and Reform, 1822–1859 Nature’s Management: Writings on Landscape and Reform, 1822-1859. Edmund Ruffin and Jack Temple Kirby. Robert S. Davis Robert S. Davis Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2008) 82 (1): 117–118. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-82.1.117 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Ro…
The World's Largest Prison
Finding the Hidden Legacies of African American (and Other) Families
Documenting and finding lost family history proves as daunting as locating vital statistics, but the effort to perform such a genealogical feat should be undertaken, for good reason, as the resulting information can prove rewarding. This commentary discusses research methods, effective methods, and materials for finding documentation of family history with a special emphasis on African American genealogy. Commonly used strategies are listed with …
Ancient stone construction and local history
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