Robert S. McElvaine

Elizabeth Chisholm Professor of Arts & Letters

Professor of History

Chair, Department of History {link}

LINK to Curriculum Vitae

Millsaps College {link}

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Link to Eve's Seed.net



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Department of History

Millsaps College

Jackson, MS 39210


The McElvaine Family


Academic Background

B.A. Rutgers University (1968)
M.A. SUNY-Binghamton (1971)
Ph.D. SUNY-Binghamton (1974)
Post-Doctoral Work:
University of California at Berkeley (1978)
Brown University (1980-81)


Research Interests

Twentieth-Century American political, cultural & social history
The Great Depression
The 1960s
Women's History
Biohistory
Link to New York Times article on Biohistory, Feb. 10, 2001
Link to article, "The Relevance of Biohistory," The Chronicle Review, October 18, 2002




PUBLICATIONS:

Books

Link to Eve's Seed.net


Grand Theft Jesus: The Hijacking of Religion in America
(New York: Crown, 2008).

Order from Amazon.com






Encyclopedia of the Great Depression
(New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004, 2 volumes). Editor-in-Chief
Named to "Superheroes of Reference--The Best Reference Books of 2004" by the New York Public Library






Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(Washington: Congressional Quarterly Press, 2002).

Information on the Book from Congressional Quarterly Press

Link to review in Choice





Eve's Seed: Biology, the Sexes and the Course of History (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001).

Link to review in The Los Angeles Times Book Review

Link to review in Washington Post Book World

Link to review in Reviews in American History



The Depression and New Deal: A History in Documents (New York: Oxford University Press, 2000).

A Library Materials Guide Outstanding Book of Special Distinction
Information on the Book from Oxford University Press







What's Left? - A New Democratic Vision for America (Holbrook, Mass.: Adams Publishing, 1996).







Mario Cuomo: A Biography (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988).

Review in New York Times Book Review





The End of the Conservative Era: Liberalism After Reagan (New York: Arbor House, 1987).

Review in New York Times Book Review
Out of Print, but available from Amazon.com




The Great Depression: America, 1929-1941 (New York: Times Books, 1984; 1993)

Review in New York Times Book Review








Down and Out in the Great Depression: Letters from the Forgotten Man (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1983; 25th Anniversary Edition, 2008).

Review in New York Times Book Review

Order from UNC Press






PORTIONS OF BOOKS, ETC.

Link to Listing



ARTICLES AND OP ED PIECES
Link to Listing of articles




Current Courses Taught

History 2110 History of the United States since 1877
2008 Syllabus
2006 Syllabus
2005 Syllabus
2004 Syllabus
2003 Syllabus
2002 Syllabus
2001 Syllabus
2000 Syllabus
1999 Syllabus
Audio
History 2120 Women (and Men) in America
2006 Syllabus
2002 Syllabus
2000 Syllabus
Audio
History 3170 The Great Depression
2007 Syllabus
2001 Syllabus
1998 Syllabus
Audio
History 3160 The Forties and Fifties
2008 Syllabus
2004 Syllabus
2002 Syllabus
1999 Syllabus
Audio
History 3180 The Sixties
2006 Syllabus
2005 Syllabus
2003 Syllabus
2000 Syllabus
1997 Syllabus
Audio
History 3190 Our Times: America since 1970
2005 Syllabus
2003 Syllabus
2001 Syllabus
Audio
Liberal Studies 5000: Oh Freedom! -- America in the 1960s
2004 Syllabus

IDS 1200 Sex, Religion, and "Prehistory"
2007 Syllabus
2006 Syllabus
2005 Syllabus
2004 Syllabus
2003 Syllabus
2002 Syllabus
2001 Syllabus
2000 Syllabus
1998 Syllabus
1997 Syllabus
Audio



PERSONAL INTERESTS

Politics










Sports


Mets website




Music


My 30 Favorite Albums


Travel


Link to My Favorite Places

Link to My Travel Journal

Some of My Favorite Things


Waterfalls {video}--Rocky Coasts------Lighthouses

Photography




Film


My 25 Favorite Movies

The Greatest Films
Movie Review Query Engine
NY Times Film reviews
Movies Database
AFI 100 Greatest Movies
AFI 400 Nominated Movies



LINKS





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