Books written by Paul K. Longmore

  • Why I Burned My Book and Other Essays on Disability
    Why I Burned My Book and Other Essays on Disability

    Marvin Lazerson , " The Origins of Special Education , " in Jay G. Chambers and William T. Hartman , eds . , Special ... 184 ; Barbara P. lanacone , " Historical Overview : From Charity to Rights , " in Phillips and Rosenberg , eds .

  • Telethons: Spectacle, Disability, and the Business of Charity
    Telethons: Spectacle, Disability, and the Business of Charity

    Richard Shankman, 2000), a TV movie made for VH1 with Vanessa L. Williams as pop singing star Ebony Scrooge; Scrooge and Marley (dir. Fred Holmes, 2001), an evangelical Christian version with Dean Jones; A Carol Christmas (dir.

  • Telethons: Spectacle, Disability, and the Business of Charity
    Telethons: Spectacle, Disability, and the Business of Charity

    Another part of the image, announced Senior Vice President Willie G. Davidson, grandson of one of the company's founders, was “the rebel thing.” Posing for reporters at Harley's 100th anniversary in 2003, he wore a black bandanna and ...

  • The Invention of George Washington
    The Invention of George Washington

    The committee had examined the invoices of two merchants , Alexander Henderson and William Balmain , on 18 June . ... Invoice , 18 July 1771 , WW 3 : 61–2 ; to John Didsbury , 18 July , 53-4 ; to [ Thomas Gibson ) , 18 July , 54-5 ...

  • The New Disability History: American Perspectives
    The New Disability History: American Perspectives

    The process of archaeological investigation is a complex and lengthy one. This book guides readers through the whole progression, from the first idea to the communication of the outcomes to the sponsors and the public.

  • The New Disability History: American Perspectives
    The New Disability History: American Perspectives

    The process of archaeological investigation is a complex and lengthy one. This book guides readers through the whole progression, from the first idea to the communication of the outcomes to the sponsors and the public.

  • Why I Burned My Book and Other Essays on Disability
    Why I Burned My Book and Other Essays on Disability

    'Personal inclination made me a historian. Personal encounter with public policy made me an activist.'

  • The Invention of George Washington
    The Invention of George Washington

    George Washington was the central actor in the great American drama of revolution and nation-founding. His image was an essential aspect of the role he played, but scholars have usually...