Mcfarland Company Inc Publishers imprint: 86 books
The Telephone Patent Conspiracy of 1876: The Elisha Gray-Alexander Bell Controversy and Its Many Players
The Elisha Gray-Alexander Bell Controversy and Its Many Players
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2000
The invention of the telephone is a subject of great controversy, central is which is the patent issued to Alexander Graham Bell on March 7, 1876. Many problems and questions surround this patent, not the least of which was its collision in the Patent Office with a strangely similar invention by archrival...
by Dani Cavallaro
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2006
The thought-provoking, aesthetically pleasing animated films of Hayao Miyazaki attract audiences well beyond the director's native Japan. Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away were critically acclaimed upon U.S. release, and the earlier My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service have found popularity...
Pucker Factor 10: Memoir of a U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
Memoir of a U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2003
"In 1963…there was no way I could have known, sitting in a classroom on that beautiful campus in Ohio, that by raising my hand I would be going to war in Vietnam and that I would see things, hear things and do things that most people cannot imagine."--James Joyce. The author was drawn...
The Star Wars Heresies
Interpreting the Themes, Symbols and Philosophies of Episodes I, II and III
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Despite the insatiable public appetite for all things Star Wars, the more analytical side of the saga is all too often ignored. This book offers a new way of seeing George Lucas' space opera--particularly the prequel trilogy, a series never given a fair chance because of constant comparisons to the...
American Zombie Gothic
The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Walking Dead in Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2010
Zombie stories are peculiarly American, as the creature was born in the New World and functions as a reminder of the atrocities of colonialism and slavery. The voodoo-based zombie films of the 1930s and '40s reveal deep-seated racist attitudes and imperialist paranoia, but the contagious, cannibalistic...
Days of Our Lives: A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera
A Complete History of the Long-Running Soap Opera
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2010
On November 8, 1965, Days of Our Lives debuted on NBC. The show overcame a rocky beginning to become one of the best-loved and longest running soap operas on daytime television.For 30 years, the story of the show's Horton family has been closely followed by a dedicated audience. Through extensive...
The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History
A Comprehensive History
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2009
Theodore Bundy was one of the more infamous, and flamboyant, American serial killers on record, and his story is a complex mix of psychopathology, criminal investigation, and the U.S. legal system. This in-depth examination of Bundy's life and his killing spree that totaled dozens of victims is drawn...
Of Bread, Blood and The Hunger Games: Critical Essays on the Suzanne Collins Trilogy
Critical Essays on the Suzanne Collins Trilogy
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
This collection of fresh essays on Suzanne Collins's epic trilogy spans multiple disciplines. The contributors probe the trilogy's meaning using theories grounded in historicism, feminism, humanism, queer theory, as well as cultural, political, and media studies. The essayists demonstrate diverse...
The Things You Find on the Appalachian Trail: A Memoir of Discovery, Endurance and a Lazy Dog
A Memoir of Discovery, Endurance and a Lazy Dog
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2010
This upbeat nitty-gritty memoir, based on the author's 2001 trail journal, chronicles one man's hike the whole length of the Appalachian Trail, beginning just north of Atlanta and finishing six months later in Maine. The journey included adventures with a faithful and eccentric dog, a new romance, and the challenges and triumphs of walking 2167 miles in all kinds of weather.
The American League in Transition, 1965-1975
How Competition Thrived When the Yankees Didn't
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2012
In the years following the decline of the New York Yankees dynasty that ended in 1964, three American League teams endeavored to stake their claim to the Junior Circuit's crown. From 1965 to 1975, the Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, and Oakland Athletics emerged as the most significant AL clubs,...
Pete Duel
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2007
Actor Pete Duel, most widely known for his starring role as outlaw Hannibal Heyes in television's Alias Smith and Jones, led an unpredictable and often tumultuous life, a fact best characterized by his highly publicized 1971 suicide at the height of his television celebrity. This extensive biography...
Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art
A Guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1999
This is a guide to self-taught and outsider artists in the United States, also called folk artists, and to their work. Interest in this field is exploding and information on hundreds of artists and the places where their work may be viewed or purchased is provided in this book. The first part covers...
Bobby Whitlock: A Rock 'n' Roll Autobiography
A Rock 'n' Roll Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2010
From early childhood singing in church to the rock 'n' roll limelight of Derek and the Dominos, Bobby Whitlock launched a musical journey still going to this day. Whitlock's life story does more than share rock gossip about stars like Keith Moon, George Harrison, and Eric Clapton, however. Whitlock...
James Arness: An Autobiography
An Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2001
James Arness was born May 26, 1923, in Minneapolis. He entered college just as World War II began and dreamed of being a naval aviator. It seemed as if every night his fraternity was having a party to send off a brother to the service. Young Arness got his interview with a naval flight program officer,...