Dave.Nelson
My blogs
- Study Abroad in Scotland in May 2018
- Scotland Study Abroad in May 2019
- Study Abroad in Scotland in May 2014
- Scotland Summer 2023
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | History Professor |
| Location | Quincy, Florida, United States |
| Introduction | A life-long Anglophile, I am currently Professor of History at ABAC @ Bainbridge (formerly Bainbridge State College). My specialties include U.S. History, Environmental History, British history, Cultural History, Public History, and History of the American South. I advise the Honors Program. I also sponsor the History Club, the Model UN club and co-sponsor the 42 Club (a genre fiction book club). In addition, I serve as Director for the Scotland Study Abroad Program. I hold a BA in History from the University of North Florida, and a MA and PhD in History from Florida State University. I worked for three years as a ranger with the Florida Park Service and six years as an archivist with the State Archives of Florida. I have had publications in the Gulf South Review, Florida Historical Quarterly, and Southern Studies, as well as several book chapters. My book, How the New Deal Created Florida Tourism: The CCC and the Florida Park Service will be out next year from the University Press of Florida. |
| Interests | History, Films, Books, Travel, Writing, Music, Nature, Belize, England, Scotland, Anthropology, Astronomy, Theatre, my family |
| Favorite Movies | Casablanca, Monty Python & Holy Grail, Life of Brian, LA Confidential, Chinatown, All the Presidents Men, 70s cinema, Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorcese, James Cagney, Universal Horrors, Lon Chaney, Emma Thompson, Laurence Olivier, Wicker Man, Cool Hand Luke |
| Favorite Music | Nearly everything - Beatles, Kate Bush, David Bowie, Tori Amos, Rolling Stones, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Johnny Cash, Swing, Jazz, Country, British Invasion, Blues, Fairport Convention, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Stile Antico, Adele, Florence and the Machine, Celtic |
| Favorite Books | Stephen Fry, Douglas Adams, Roald Dahl, Neil Gaiman, Anne Rice, Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, Denise Mina, Mark Twain, Bill Bryson, John Steinbeck, Harlan Ellison, Terry Pratchett, History, Biographies, Novels, Film Studies, Travel |