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Patricia B. Bixel <pbixel@mma.edu> Maine Maritime Academy U.S. and specifically southern maritime history Based on previous work concerning Galveston, Texas, and the Gulf Coast, I am developing a project to analyze community response to hurricanes |
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Address: | Maine Maritime Academy Dept. of Arts and Sciences Dismukes Hall Castine, Maine 04420 United States |
List Affiliations: | Advisory Board Member for H-Maritime |
Interests: | American History / Studies Business History / Economic History / Studies Labor History / Studies World History / Studies |
Bio: Currently Associate Professor of History at Maine Maritime Academy, formerly assistant editor, 1995-2000, Journal of Southern History, Rice University. B.A., Rice University, majors in history, political science and philosophy M.A., Duke University, history PhD., Rice University, history Dissertation: "Working the Waterfront on Film: Images from the Verkin and Simon Photographic Collections" Rice University, 1997. Books: Sailing Ship Elissa, Texas A&M University Press, 1998 Galveston and the 1900 Storm, University of Texas Press, 2000 (with Elizabeth Hayes Turner) Articles on ship portraiture, hurricane recovery and reconstruction, and other topics available on request. Courses: American history, southern history, American maritime history, Western Civilization Survey |