James C. Clark

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James C. Clark

Curriculum Vitae

1515 Orangewood Avenue Orlando, Florida 32806 • james.clark@ucf.edu • 407-810-5080

EDUCATION

University of Florida, Ph. D., History, December 1998. Dissertation Title: "Claude Pepper and the Path to Defeat: The 1950 Florida Primary." Dissertation Committee: David Colburn, Chair, Samuel Proctor, Michael Gannon, Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Robert Zieger.

Stetson University, M.A., History, August 1986. Thesis Title: "The Flight of the Confederate Government from Richmond." Dissertation Chair: Evans Johnson.

Lenoir-Rhyne College, B.A. History, August 1975. Major Chair: Carolyn Huff.

TEACHING

Senior Lecturer, University of Central Florida History Department, 2019-Present.

Lecturer, University of Central Florida History Department, 2012-Present.

Instructor, University of Central Florida History Department, 1999 to 2012.

Adjunct Professor, University of Central Florida, History Department, 1986-1999.

PUBLICATIONS: JOURNALS

Clark, James C., "Civil Rights Leader Harry T. Moore and the Ku Klux Klan in Florida," Florida Historical Quarterly, 73 Summer 1995, 166-183.

Clark, James C. "Claude Pepper and the Seeds of His 1950 Defeat, 1944-1948," Florida Historical Quarterly, 74 Summer 1995, 1-22.

Clark, James C., "The Murder of President James A. Garfield," Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives, 24 Summer 1992, 129-139.

Clark, James C., "The Fox Goes to France: Florida Secret Codes and the Election of 1876," Florida Historical Quarterly, April 1991, 430-456.

Clark, James C., "Cooling Garfield," The Journal of American Culture, 13 Summer 1990. 29-31.

Clark, James C., "Robert Henry Best: The Path to Treason, 1921-1945," Journalism Quarterly, 67 Winter 1990, 1051-1061.

Clark, James. C., "John Wallace and the Writing of Reconstruction History," Florida Historical Quarterly, 67 Spring 1989, 409-427.

Clark, James C., "The 1944 Florida Democratic Senate Primary," Florida Historical Quarterly, 66 Spring 1988, 365-384.

PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS
Clark, James C., A History Lover's Guide to Florida, Charleston: History Press, 2020.

Clark, James C., Hidden History of Florida, Charleston: History Press, 2015.

Clark, James C., Florida: A Concise History, Charleston: History Press, 2014.

Clark, James C., Orlando, Florida: A Brief History, Charleston: The History Press, 2013.

Clark, James C., Red Pepper and Gorgeous George: Claude Pepper's Epic Defeat in the 1950 Democratic Primary, Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2011

Clark, James C., Presidents in Florida, Sarasota: Pineapple Press, 2012.

Clark, James C., 200 Quick Trips Through Florida History, Sarasota: Pineapple Press, 2000.

Clark, James C., The Murder of James A. Garfield, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1995.

Clark, James C., Faded Glory: Presidents Out of Power, New York: Praeger, 1986.

Clark, James C., Last Train South: The Flight of the Confederate Government from Richmond, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1985.

PUBLICATIONS: EDITED BOOKS

Clark, James C., editor, Pineapple Anthology of Florida Writers, Volume 3, Sarasota: Pineapple Press, 2016

Clark, James C., editor, Pineapple Anthology of Florida Writers, Volume 2, Sarasota: Pineapple Press, 2014.

Clark, James C., editor, Pineapple Anthology of Florida Writers, Volume 1, Sarasota: Pineapple Press, 2013.

BOOK REVIEWS

Clark, James C., review of Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring. H-War, H-Net Reviews. August, 2019. URL: http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=54051

Clark, James C. Clark, review of Showdown in the South: Jimmy Carter and the 1976 Florida Democratic Primary by Clay Ouzts. Journal of Southern History 85 (November 2019): 965-966.

James C. review of The Struggle for Black Freedom in Miami: Civil Rights and America's Tourist Paradise, 1896-1968 by Chanelle Nyree Rose. Journal of American History (June 2017): 126.

Clark, James C. review of The Biohistory of Florida by Francis William Zettler. Florida Historical Quarterly (Fall 2016): 246-247.

Clark, James C. review of The Door of Hope: Republican Presidents and the First Southern Strategy, 1877-1933, by Edward O. Frantz. Historian 74 (Winter 2012): 832-833.

Clark, James C. review of Mel Martinez and the American Dream by Richard Foglesong. Tampa Bay History 26 (2012): 112-114.

Clark, James C. review of Claude Pepper and Ed Ball: Politics, Purpose, and Power by Tracy E. Danese. Journal of Southern History 67 (November 2001): 898.

Clark, James C., review of Bridging The Gap: Continuing the Florida NAACP Legacy of Harry T. Moore by Robert W. Saunders Sr., Georgia Historical Quarterly 84 (Fall 2000) 546.

Clark, James C., review of A Jewish Colonel in the Civil War: Marcus M. Spiegel of the Ohio Volunteers, edited by Jean Powers and Frank L. Byrne. 74 (Spring 1996): 489-491.

Clark, James C. review of A Sacred Trust: Nelson Poynter and the St. Petersburg Times by Robert Pierce. Florida Historical Quarterly 73 (July 1994): 100-102.

Clark, James C. review of The 1990 Repap MediaGuide by Jude Wanniski, ed. Newspaper Research Journal 11 (March 1990): 103-105.

Clark, James C., review of The Angle-American Crisis of the Mid-Nineteenth Century: The Times and America, 1850-1862 by Martin Crawford. American Academy of Political and Social Sciences 503 (May 1989): 168-169.

Clark, James C. review of The Binghams of Louisville: The Dark History Behind One of America's Great Fortunes by David Leon Chandler and Mary Voltz Chandler. Florida Historical Quarterly 67 (April 1989): 503-505.

Clark, James C. review of House of Dream: The Bingham Family of Louisville by Marie Brenner. Florida Historical Quarterly 67 (April 1989): 503-505.

Clark, James C. review of No Ivory Tower McCarthyism and the Universities by Ellen W. Schrecker. Florida Historical Quarterly 66 (April 1988): 476-478.

ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES

"Claude Pepper" in American National Biography (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999).

"James A. Garfield" in American National Biography New York: Oxford University Press, 1999).

Selected Works

A History Lover's Guide to Florida

Florida is a state of transplants. Even people who relocated here decades ago still claim their birthplace as their home. They might change their mind if they knew that the Sunshine State owns one of the richest histories in the nation. Decades before the Pilgrims, the Spanish celebrated Thanksgiving in Florida. Centuries before the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, the holiday was celebrated in St. Augustine, where urban renewal was underway when Jamestown settlers arrived. Author James Clark offers a lifetime of places to explore and thousands of facts to fascinate, tracing the state's long history from Pensacola to the Florida Keys.

A Concise History of Florida

In 1513, Spanish explorer Ponce de León first set foot on Florida's east coast. The land he discovered was a geographic anomaly so distinctive that astronaut Neil Armstrong said Florida was the first shape on earth he recognized on his return from a visit to the moon 456 years later. This unique state witnessed momentous events from the 1959 arrival of the first Cuban exiles under Fidel Castro to the 1981 launch of the Columbia, the first space shuttle. Join author and historian James C. Clark as he chronicles the history of the Sunshine State in this concise and captivating history.

The Pineapple Anthology of Florida Writers, Vol 2

This is the second in a series of fiction and nonfiction by legendary writers who wrote in Florida, or about Florida. This volume covers five centuries of Florida writers from Cabeza de Vaca in the 1500s to James Patterson in 2014. Each selection is accompanied by an essay by Clark explaining the writer's place in Florida literature.

The Pineapple Anthology of Florida Writers, Vol. 1

This is the first in a series of collections of fiction and nonfiction about Florida by legendary writers who came here—some to escape the chilly North, some to find freedom, and some to investigate what the fuss was all about.

Orlando, Florida: A Brief History

Most Americans only think of theme parks when they think of Orlando. But the city has a rich history as a cattle center--complete with rustlers--the nation's citrus center, and finally the top tourist destination in the United States.

Presidents in Florida: How the Presidents Have Shaped Florida and How Florida Has Influenced the Presidents

U.S. Presidents have played a major role in shaping Florida, whether waging wars, protecting the environment, seeking votes, or just drawing media attention to the state's attractions.

Last Train South: The Flight of the Confederate Government from Richmond

The dramatic story of the Confederate government’s escape from Richmond at the end of the war.

Red Pepper and Gorgeous George

The campaign that changed everything in Florida.

200 Quick Looks at Florida History

Learn 200 quick, painless history lessons in one thoroughly researched book. An indispensable guide for Florida students, newcomers, and old-timers alike.

Faded Glory: Presidents Out of Power

The stories of the men who rose to the nation’s highest office, then gave up that power to return to lives which were often difficult.

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