Books
and Videos by Greater Piedmont Chapter Members
Janet Ciegler, FN'04
Janet is a leading beetle expert and has the following publications. Some of these are available from Clemson University: from www.clemson.edu/psapublishing
Publications in Entomology:
Ciegler,
J. C. 2010: Weevils of South Carolina
Ciegler,
J. C. 1997: Tiger beetles of South Carolina (Cicindelidae: Coleoptera).
Coleopterists Bulletin 51:177-192.
Ciegler,
J. C. 2000: Ground beetles and wrinkled
bark beetles of South Carolina (Coleoptera: Geadephaga: Carabidae and
Rhysodidae). Biota of South Carolina. Vol. 1. Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.
149 pp.
Ciegler,
J. C. 2001: Hydrocolus heggiensis, a new species from Georgia and South
Carolina (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Insecta Mundi 15(4):217-219.
Ciegler,
J. C. 2003: Water beetles of South Carolina (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae, Haliplidae,
Noteridae, Dytiscidae, Hydrophilidae, Hydraenidae, Scirtidae, Elmidae,
Dryopidae, Limnichidae, Heteroceridae, Psephenidae, Ptilodactylidae, and
Chelonariidae). Biota of South Carolina. Vol. 3. Clemson University, Clemson,
S.C. 207 pp.
Ciegler,
J. C. 2006: Altica copelandi, a new species of flea beetle from South
Carolina, U. S. A. Entomological News 117(3):288-292.
Ciegler,
J. C. 2007: Leaf and seed beetles of South Carolina (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae
and Orsodacnidae). Biota of South Carolina. Vol. 5. Clemson University,
Clemson, S.C. 246 pp.
John Adams Hodge, FN’74
Earth, Sea, and Sky
Because Seeing is Believing, and Believing is
Understanding
William
F. Vartorella (FN`91) and Donald S. Keel. Funding
Exploration: the Challenge & Opportunity for Funding Science
& Discovery in the 21st Century (Marco Polo Monographs #9, 2004;
370 pages).
Funding Exploration describes proven
strategies & tactics for securing non-governmental funding
(individual donors, corporations, and foundations) for both field and
laboratory research worldwide. Mini-Case studies explore examples
ranging from archaeology to paleontology to Mars analogues,
high-altitude biomedical research, coral reefs, endangered species,
etc.
The book is available in both paperback ($36) and
clothcover ($44.95) at Barnes & Noble, as well as online (B&N,
Amazon, etc.) or directly from the publisher (Marco Polo Monographs;
toll-free at 866.966.6288). See reviews at: http://shangri-la.0catch.com/mpm/mpm9.html
For
a signed copy, contact Dr. Bill Vartorella, PO Box 1376, Camden, South
Carolina 29021 USA ($3.95 shipping & handling in U.S.; $5.95
offshore).
David N. Brinkman, MN'08
PBS: History Detectives
CIVIL WAR BRIDGE
In the research of
his late father's WWII service, David Brinkman discovered, in The
National Archives, a large set of forgotten films from the battle of
Iwo Jima taken by the late photographers of the troopship USS Bayfield.
Brinkman's father was a Navy Corpsman attached to a Marine Group in the
initial invasion of Iwo Jima. His father's ship traveled to Iwo
Jima with the Bayfield. In hopes of capturing a WWII image of his
father's ship, Brinkman had intermediate copies of the untouched
Bayfield films made so that they could be viewed for the first time
since WWII. Brinkman teamed-up with a WWII Veteran of the Bayfield (Joe
Williams from South Carolina) to identify the scenes and people in the
footage. For the surviving crew of the Bayfield and other APAs that
traveled with her, it would become the only images of themselves from
the greatest event of their lives.
The USS Bayfield (APA-33 - 1943-1969), first of a class of 16,100-ton attack transports, was
built at San Francisco, California. Constructed as a C3-S-A2 freighter under
Maritime Commission contract, she was acquired by the Navy at the end of June
1943, placed in reduced commission and steamed via the Panama Canal to Brooklyn,
New York, where she was converted to an amphibious warfare ship. In November 1943, with a U.S. Coast Guard crew, Bayfield
engaged in training and received repairs until February 1944, when she sailed
for the British Isles. In the June 1944 Normandy Operation she was flagship for the
"Utah" Beach landings. Moving to the Mediterranean in July, a month later
Bayfield participated in the invasion of southern France. The transport
returned to the U.S. for overhaul in September 1944.
PBS: History Detectives
CIVIL WAR BRIDGE
AIRING: Season 7, Episode 11 THE DETECTIVE: Elyse Luray THE PLACE:
Columbia, South Carolina
THE CASE:
Winter, 1865: the final stages of General Sherman’s bloody march through the
south. On February 17th, the capitol city of Columbia, South Carolina – lies
squarely in the General’s crosshairs. In a last-ditch effort to protect the
vital railroad hub and the thousands of terrified refugees packing city streets,
Confederate soldiers destroy the remaining bridge over the Broad River. The
reprieve is temporary. In less than 12 hours Sherman’s men will cross the river
and bring destruction to the birthplace of the Sucessionist south.
Nearly a century and a half after these dramatic events, David Brinkman MN'08 of
Columbia, South Carolina, believes a long-standing marker commemorating this
history has missed the mark.
History Detectives host Elyse Luray goes to Columbia to
examine the evidence and see if this discovery will redraw the maps of the Civil
War.
Dr. Jonathan Leader FN'05
applied scientific instrumentation, archaeology knowledge to determine
whether an old bridge abutment found near the Broad River was the same
bridge burned down to foil Gen. William T. Sherman’s advance on
Columbia in February 1865.
The
Fragile Forest: Inside Brazilian Amazonia is a celebration of the
spirit of the Amazonian rainforests. This book aims to introduce the
reader to the mystery and romance of the region, supported by scores of
photographs shot over multiple visits. While every attempt has been
made to bring alive the Amazonian basin and its significance as the
greatest biodiversity hot spot on this planet, this book is not
intended to be a detailed historic, economic, scientific or geographic
reference for the region. The book is supported by scores of
photographs, useful maps and fact files.
