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Books and Videos by Greater Piedmont Chapter Members

Janet Ciegler, FN'04

Weevil
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

John Adams

Earth, Sea, and Sky

Because Seeing is Believing, and Believing is Understanding

A Photo Essay by John Adams Hodge

Purchase at:

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William F. Vartorella, Ph.D., C.B.C., FN`91

Funding Exploration

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


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PBS: History Detectives

CIVIL WAR BRIDGE


PBS History Detectives





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.

Click here to view  the show "Civil War Bridge"
Bhaskar D. Krishnamurthy
Fragile Forest

D.K. Bhaskar FN'10 (Author, Photographer)

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.
   
   
   
   
 
   
   

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