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Brian Black is an American professor of history and environmental studies at Pennsylvania State University at Altoona and head of its department of Arts and Humanities. He received a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1988 from Gettysburg College, a Master of Arts in American Civilization in 1991 from New York University and a Doctor of Education degree in American Studies from the University of Kansas in 1996.
Books
Black is the author of :
- Petrolia: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom (Johns Hopkins, 2003; ISBN 0801877326, ISBN 978-0801877322) [1]
- Crude Reality: Petroleum in World History (Rowman & Littlefield, 2012, ISBN 0742556549, ISBN 978-0742556546), selected as a CHOICE outstanding academic book for 2012
He is the editor of:
- Climate Change: An Encyclopedia of History and Science (4 vols, ISBN 1598847619, ISBN 978-1598847611)
Other publications
- Gettysburg Contested, August 15, 2013 | ISBN 1938086120 | ISBN 978-1938086120
- Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American Life, May 30, 2006 | ISBN 0313332002 | ISBN 978-0313332005
- Nature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century American Life, April 30, 2006 | ISBN 0313332010 | ISBN 978-0313332012
- America at War!: Battles That Turned the Tide, 1992 ISBN 0-590-45505-2
- Nature's Entrepot, November 16, 2012 | ISBN 0822944170 | ISBN 978-0822944171
- Alternative Energy, February 26, 2010 | ISBN 0313344841 | ISBN 978-0313344848
- Global Warming, June 2, 2010 | ISBN 0313345228 | ISBN 978-0313345227
- Great Debates in American Environmental History, May 30, 2008 | ISBN 0313339309 | ISBN 978-0313339301
References
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- Colten, Craig E. (2001). "Reviewed work: Petrolia: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom, Brian Black". Geographical Review. 91 (3): 606–608. doi: 10.2307/3594746. JSTOR 3594746.
- Quivik, Fredric L. (2002). "Reviewed work: Petrolia: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom, Brian Black". Environmental History. 7 (1): 139–141. doi: 10.2307/3985468. JSTOR 3985468.
- Coates, Peter (2002). "Reviewed work: Petrolia: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom, Brian Black". Technology and Culture. 43 (1): 187–189. doi: 10.1353/tech.2002.0009. JSTOR 25147879. S2CID 109199788.
- Conzen, Michael P. (2003). "Reviews of Books:Petrolia: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom Brian Black". The American Historical Review. 108 (2): 527–528. doi: 10.1086/533300.
External links
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- Living people
- Gettysburg College alumni
- New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science alumni
- University of Kansas alumni
- Pennsylvania State University faculty
- 21st-century American historians
- 21st-century American male writers
- American non-fiction environmental writers
- Environmental studies scholars
- American male non-fiction writers
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Brian Black is an American professor of history and environmental studies at Pennsylvania State University at Altoona and head of its department of Arts and Humanities. He received a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1988 from Gettysburg College, a Master of Arts in American Civilization in 1991 from New York University and a Doctor of Education degree in American Studies from the University of Kansas in 1996.
Books
Black is the author of :
- Petrolia: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom (Johns Hopkins, 2003; ISBN 0801877326, ISBN 978-0801877322) [1]
- Crude Reality: Petroleum in World History (Rowman & Littlefield, 2012, ISBN 0742556549, ISBN 978-0742556546), selected as a CHOICE outstanding academic book for 2012
He is the editor of:
- Climate Change: An Encyclopedia of History and Science (4 vols, ISBN 1598847619, ISBN 978-1598847611)
Other publications
- Gettysburg Contested, August 15, 2013 | ISBN 1938086120 | ISBN 978-1938086120
- Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American Life, May 30, 2006 | ISBN 0313332002 | ISBN 978-0313332005
- Nature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century American Life, April 30, 2006 | ISBN 0313332010 | ISBN 978-0313332012
- America at War!: Battles That Turned the Tide, 1992 ISBN 0-590-45505-2
- Nature's Entrepot, November 16, 2012 | ISBN 0822944170 | ISBN 978-0822944171
- Alternative Energy, February 26, 2010 | ISBN 0313344841 | ISBN 978-0313344848
- Global Warming, June 2, 2010 | ISBN 0313345228 | ISBN 978-0313345227
- Great Debates in American Environmental History, May 30, 2008 | ISBN 0313339309 | ISBN 978-0313339301
References
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^
- Colten, Craig E. (2001). "Reviewed work: Petrolia: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom, Brian Black". Geographical Review. 91 (3): 606–608. doi: 10.2307/3594746. JSTOR 3594746.
- Quivik, Fredric L. (2002). "Reviewed work: Petrolia: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom, Brian Black". Environmental History. 7 (1): 139–141. doi: 10.2307/3985468. JSTOR 3985468.
- Coates, Peter (2002). "Reviewed work: Petrolia: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom, Brian Black". Technology and Culture. 43 (1): 187–189. doi: 10.1353/tech.2002.0009. JSTOR 25147879. S2CID 109199788.
- Conzen, Michael P. (2003). "Reviews of Books:Petrolia: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom Brian Black". The American Historical Review. 108 (2): 527–528. doi: 10.1086/533300.
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
Categories:
- Living people
- Gettysburg College alumni
- New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science alumni
- University of Kansas alumni
- Pennsylvania State University faculty
- 21st-century American historians
- 21st-century American male writers
- American non-fiction environmental writers
- Environmental studies scholars
- American male non-fiction writers