Publications

In addition to their teaching, the members of SUNY Potsdam’s History Department pursue a variety of research and publishing projects, many of which are ultimately published.  The following selection of publications highlights recent work.

Sentiment and Celebrity: Nathaniel Parker Willis and the Trials of Literary Celebrity

 

Dr. Thomas Baker

Sentiment and Celebrity: Nathaniel Parker Willis and the Trials of Literary Celebrity.  Oxford University Press, 1999.

Betting on Lives, Dr. Geoffrey Clark

 

Dr. Geoffrey Clark

  Geoffrey Clark, Betting on Lives: The Culture of Life Insurance in England, 1695-1775.  Manchester University Press, 1999.


Dr. James German

 

Dr. James German

  “The Social Utility of Wicked Self-Love: Calvinism, Capitalism, and Public Policy in Revolutionary New England," Journal of American History 82 (December 1995): 965-998.

Dr. M.J. Heisey

 

Dr. M.J. Heisey

Peace and Persistence: Tracing the Brethren in Christ Peace Witness Through Three Generations. Kent State University Press, 2003.