A Free Press in FreeHand: The Spirit of American Blogging in the Handwritten Newspapers of John McLean Harrington 1858-1869

This is the astonishing story of North Carolinian John McLean Harrington, a maverick journalist who in the years leading up to and during the Civil War handwrote up to one hundred copies of each issue of his own weekly and monthly newspapers. Harrington sought to &ldquo;sketch the world&rdquo; for the citizens of Harnett County, site of one of the last major Civil War battles. While cultural and military battle lines were drawn across the South, Harrington as postmaster (his messaging hub) &ldquo;blogged&rdquo; personally in longhand about everything from the plight of slaves to unrequited love, and from international relations to technology--all without the benefit of a printing press and free of editorial oversight. Harrington thereby became an outspoken dilettante journalist, a defender of freedom of the press, and arguably the first but certainly one of the most productive American bloggers long before the Internet. Includes illustrative maps, photos, newspaper transcripts, and an analysis of Harrington's handwriting by a master graphologist.

Politics & Social Sciences

Smith, Michael Ray

Social Sciences

Edenridge Press

This is the astonishing story of North Carolinian John McLean Harrington, a maverick journalist who before and during the Civil War handwrote up to a hundred copies of each issue of his own various newspapers. As cultural and military battle lines were drawn across the South, Harrington, while postmaster in Harnett County, "blogged" in longhand about everything from the plight of slaves to unrequited love, international relations, and technology. He became an outspoken dilettante journalist, a defender of press freedom, and one of the nation's most productive longhand journalists. Includes photos and accompanying transcriptions of two complete issues of Harrington's papers. 
THE AUTHORS 
Michael Ray Smith, Ph.D., is an award-winning journalist, photographer, and author of many articles and five books, including "FeatureWriting.Net." He has been quoted in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and Editor &amp; Publisher. He teaches at Campbell University -- a few miles from the book's setting. Roy Alden Atwood (Introduction) is president and senior fellow of New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho. Quentin J. Schultze (Preface) is the Arthur H. DeKruyter chair and professor of communication at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 
ENDORSEMENTS 
"Smith has unearthed a gem of media history." -- Dr. Stephen Perry, editor of "Mass Communication and Society" and Professor of Communication, Illinois State U 
"Thoroughly analyzes the context within which journalism's version of 'John Henry' was played out with nary a witness. Harrington's character is revealed humanly with neither romanticism nor cynicism." -- Dr. Richard K. Olsen, Chair, Communication Studies, U of North Carolina, Wilmington 
"A well-researched and well-written story of a little-known but compelling aspect of the history of journalism, an ode to handwriting as a unique form of communication and a fascinating case study." -- Dr. Elliot King, Professor of Communication, Loyola U Maryland 
"Smith explores Harrington the reporter, poet, political commentator, and wit, illuminating a corner of Civil War era North Carolina that few have visited." -- Dr. John P. Ferre', Associate Dean of Arts &amp; Sciences, U of Louisville 
"Smith's careful reading of North Carolina's freehand publisher extends our understanding of how the news got out in a time of unparalleled national peril." -- Dr. Bruce J. Evensen, Director, MA in Journalism Program, DePaul U 
"This wonderfully written story captures Harrington as a citizen journalist, aggregator, poet, politico, and scribe. It will be of lively interest to historians of communication, newspapers, the Civil War, and Southern culture." -- Dr. James T. Hamilton, Charles S. Sydnor Professor of Public Policy, and Director, DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy, Duke U 
"A fascinating and comprehensively documented discussion of North Carolina newspapers handwritten by a maverick, Civil War era journalist. Smith perceptively analyzes the underappreciated value of print journalism without a printing press." -- Dr. Douglas S. Campbell, Lock Haven U of PA, author "The Supreme Court and the Mass Media" and "Free Press v. Fair Trial" 
"Highly readable and reveals a part of American journalism that needs to come to light. Harrington's free press shows the spirit of a vibrant medium with the power to shape America's future." -- Dr. Dennis E. Hensley, Director, Professional Writing Division, Taylor U 
"The book shows that Harrington's papers are an early form of blogging and New Journalism which involved the readers in bridging the oral and literary traditions in the two-year prelude to the Civil War." -- Dr. Paul Alfred "Alf" Pratte, Emeritus Professor of Journalism, Brigham Young U

Be Mine is a wacky, inspiring ride through the wonderful mess called "life." Find out what happened when Jolene's young son cried out "Pray for Me!" as she hauled the misbehaving tyke out of the sanctuary during worship. Read the tale of the sexy, silky nightgown that Jolene almost purchased at "the mall," except for the sales clerk whose bodice was smaller than the turkeys Jolene roasts at Thanksgiving. Discover the amazing ways that God blessed Jolene and her husband when they refused to declare bankruptcy and ended up going broke anyway. Above all, read Be Mine to rediscover God's fantastic love for you. THE AUTHORS 
Jolene DeHeer is a popular inspirational speaker and writer reminiscent of Barbara Johnson, author of Stick a Geranium in Your Hat and Be Happy! Jolene's laugh-out-loud humor flows from her own tragedies and triumphs—from her twelve miscarriages to the gift of a wonderfully precocious son, and from her paralyzing doubts about her own value as a human being to her abiding faith in a loving God. Blessed with a remarkable ministry to people of all ages, she speaks across North America at many churches, conventions, retreats, and conferences. Visit her website to invite her to celebrate God's amazing love with your group. Quentin Schultze (preface) is the Arthur H. DeKruyter Chair of Faith &amp; Communication at Calvin College and author of many books including, Here I Am: Now What on Earth Should I Be Doing? 
ENDORSEMENTS 
"It's a shame that people in search of inspiration so often choose only those writers that are already well known, because they miss out on the fresh energy of genuine grace-givers like Jolene. If you're looking for some great stories about a great and loving God, look no further. Jolene is a genuine Red Letter Christian!" —Dr. Tony Campolo, Eastern University 
"No one I know presents Jesus' love more winsomely and compellingly, with greater joy and verve, than Jolene. Her Spirit-anointed stories hold people spellbound." —Dale Cooper, Chaplain Emeritus, Calvin College 
"Jolene has an amazing gift. Her stories of hardship and hope truly connect with those in need." —Terri DeBoer, TV personality, Grand Rapids, MI 
"Jolene saved my life. I desperately needed to know that God loves me." —Ally, who had attempted suicide 
"Jolene takes you on an emotional roller coaster—laughing one minute and crying the next." —Necia Vander Wall, former youth pastor, Pathways Church, Michigan (to whom the book is dedicated) 
"Jolene is real. God is using her mightily." —Frankie Wunderink, youth pastor, Grace Valley Church, Nevada 
"I learned from Jolene what it means to hunger and thirst after God, and what a passionate and life-giving relationship with Abba looks, sounds, and feels like." —Rev. Emily Vanden Heuvel, Wedgewood Christian Services 
FROM THE PREFACE BY QUENTIN SCHULTZE 
“Yes, Jolene is daffy. I'm glad. She gives me hope for myself. If God can keep her out of excessive trouble, maybe there's a chance for me and you as well. Read this book and you'll discover what I mean. Grace is just around the corner, chapter by chapter. I'm grateful Jolene had enough oil in her engine to crank out this delightful book.”

Be Mine: Your Invitation to God's Lavish Love

Religion & Spirituality

DeHeer, Jolene

Christian Books & Bibles

Branding Obamessiah: The Rise of an American Idol

"Mark Edward Taylor gets to the heart of Obama's appeal." -- Cal Thomas In 2004 a cadre of Democratic advisers and communications experts hatched a plan to elect a largely unknown, biracial American to the highest office in the land in only four years. Knowing that its chosen one would have to rise above Hillary Clinton and then the Republican candidate, "Team Obama" created a new style of American political leader defined by "Sacred Six" characteristics: a creation story, sacred words, sacred images, sacred rituals, true believers, and a messianic leader. The Sacred Six became Barack Obama's "Devotional Code," eliciting enthused voter chants of Hope, Change, and Belief ("Yes we can!") and consummating a special relationship between faithful voters and the saintly candidate whom Oprah Winfrey baptized as "The One." 
Branding Obamessiah tells this amazing story by looking at everything from Team Obama's evangelistic rallies and iconic images to its sacred words and supra-racial rhetoric. Author Mark Edward Taylor examines Obama-themed comic books, magazines, logos, music, "holy" relics, social-media epistles, and children's books. He reveals the messianic rhetoric in Obama's carefully crafted autobiographical writings and public speeches. Taylor shows how such messianic imagery reinforced true believers' own hope-filled websites, blogs, publications, and videos. 
Branding Obamessiah includes nearly 1,000 endnotes with links to online audio, video, and text sources so readers can follow the fascinating tale of a multimedia campaign that generated more online news coverage and inspired more pro and con bloggers and YouTube videos than all previous presidential campaigns combined. Hardly anything Obama said or did escaped cameras, microphones, and online scrutiny. 
Branding Obamessiah is an engaging and illuminating trip through the most quasi-religious campaign of any modern US presidential candidate. The book also serves as a warning about the increasingly potent combination of entertainment, celebrity, social media, and religion in American politics. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Foreword by Cal Thomas 
Introduction 
Prologue 
1 Getting in the Game 
PART ONE: Changing the Political Game 
2 Selling an American Product 
3 Marketing Subconscious Spirituality 
4 Branding Obamessiah 
5 Revealing the Sacred Six 
PART TWO: Composing a Creation Story 
6 Filling In Obama's Missing Years 
7 Targeting His Anger 
8 Remembering Fiction 
PART THREE: Chanting Sacred Words 
9 Keeping It Simple 
10 Feeling In the Blanks 
11 Seizing American Exceptionalism 
12 Changing the Truth 
PART FOUR: Venerating Sacred Images 
13 Seeing as Believing 
14 Photographing Deity 
15 Flipping through Obamagazines 
16 Sheparding the Sheeple 
17 Landing Logobama 
18 Viewing Negatives 
PART FIVE: Observing Sacred Rituals 
19 Traveling with Brother Love's Salvation Show 
20 Multitasking for the Messiah 
21 Collecting Campaign Relics 
22 Pilgrimaging to Holy Places 
PART SIX: Bringing in Believers 
23 Crowding around the One 
24 Programming Intimacy 
25 Tuning In to Barockstar 
PART SEVEN: Coloring the Messiah 
26 Absolving the National Guilt 
27 Changing the Election's Complexion 
28 Building a Millenarian Movement 
Epilogue 
Notes 
FROM THE PROLOGUE 
In the beginning Team Obama created the Sacred Six for branding Obamessiah. The Democrats were without form and void of leadership, and darkness was over the face of the convention and their nomination of John Kerry. But the spirit of Axelrod was hovering over the arena floor with the delegates and the press corps and the teleprompters . . .

Biographies & Memoirs

Taylor, Mark Edward

Leaders & Notable People

Cal Thomas

Mark Edward Taylor

Foreign Languages for Everyone: How I Learned to Teach Second Languages to Students with Learning Disabilities

ENDORSEMENTS  "This book is a conduit for students, teachers, and teacher educators -- a carefully guided path to making language learning not only possible, but meaningful and fun!" --Marjorie Hall Haley, PhD, Board of Directors of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Director of Foreign Language Teacher Licensure, George Mason University  "Professor Konyndyk has developed a foreign-language pedagogy that makes students' deserts bloom. Foreign-language instructors and special educators will find themselves grateful to her for this contribution. --Lynn E. Snyder, PhD, CCC-SLP, Professor Emerita and Former Director of the Center for Language and Learning, University of Colorado at Boulder  "Though I was told for such a long time 'No, you can't,' you constantly were a voice saying 'Yes, you can and you will.' You not only helped show me that the world of language is one that is possible for me, but you also showed me the way that we . . . can have such a positive impact on the lives of others." --a personal note from one of Irene's own at-risk students  ABOUT FOREIGN LANGUAGES FOR EVERYONE  "This book is about how I learned to teach a second language to those who either have failed before or were not really given a chance to succeed. I wrote it to help others to be smart, productive teachers of foreign languages to students with learning disabilities. The book called me. My life journey prepared and inspired me to write it." --Irene Brouwer Konyndyk, from her preface  Foreign Languages for Everyone is based on Professor Irene Brouwer Konyndyk's careful study and classroom experience teaching foreign languages effectively to students with learning disabilities. The goal of serving at-risk students became highly personal for Irene when she realized that her own daughter had a learning disability but could succeed academically with the right combination of multisensory learning experiences.  This is a wonderfully practical and inspiring book loaded with practical tips and pedagogical insights for successfully teaching foreign languages to children, young people, high school and college students, and older adults who have difficulty learning a second language.  ABOUT IRENE AND HER FREE ONLINE RESOURCES  Irene Brouwer Konyndyk has taught languages at all levels -- from elementary through college. She received the Calvin College Innovative Teaching Award for her groundbreaking work developing a successful curriculum for at-risk second-language learners. She leads workshops across North America. Her free website, FOREIGN LANGUAGES FOR EVERYONE, provides: (1) downloadable copies of book-related appendixes, forms, and lesson plans, (2) illustrative video and audio clips, (3) news about important developments at the intersections of special education, learning disabilities, and foreign-language instruction, and (4) a community for second-language instructors to share best practices.  TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)  This book is ideal for educators and volunteers who teach English as a second language.

Education & Teaching

Konyndyk, Irene Brouwer

Schools & Teaching

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