Newcomb Books
Books About Newcombs
- A Scientist’s Voice in American Culture: Simon Newcomb and the Rhetoric of Scientific Method by Albert E. Moyer
In late nineteenth-century America, Simon Newcomb was the nation’s most celebrated scientist and irascibly, doggedly, tirelessly, he made the most of it. Officially a mathematical astronomer heading a government agency, Newcomb spent as much of his life out of the observatory as in it, acting as a spokesman for the nascent but restive scientific community of his time. Newcomb saw the “scientific method” as a potential guide for all disciplines and a basis for all practical action, and argued passionately that it was of as much use in the halls of Congress as in the laboratory. In so doing, he not only sparked popular support for American science but also confronted a wide spectrum of social, cultural, and intellectual issues.
- Wampanoag Traveler: Being, in Letters, the Life and Times of Loranzo Newcomb, American and Natural Historian by Brendan Galvin
- Mary Newcomb by Christopher Andreae
Mary Newcomb, born in England in 1922, gives unconventional meaning to the description “country artist”. Fed by a highly individual and often humorous view of the rural world around her, her paintings and drawings, like visual poems, blend observation, memory and metaphor. This fully illustrated monograph, the first to be published on the artist, introduces Mary Newcomb’s universe through over 160 full-colour reproductions. Her paintings and drawings are set alongside extracts from her diary and an illuminating text by Christopher Andreae.
- By way of New England: Hoar and Newcomb pioneers in America by William Stewart Hoar
- In 1874, John Bearse Newcomb published his “Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family”. In it, he attempted to list “nearly every person of the name in America from 1635 to 1874″. It contains information on thousands of Newcombs (aa well as a few Newcomes, Nowcomens, etc.) Original copies aare now very hard to come by (and expensive!) but it is possible to find reprints in libraries, at used book stores (including online sources). Reprints are sometimes available as “print on demand” books.
- In 1923, Bethuel Merritt Newcomb published a revision of JBN’s book, called “Andrew Newcomb and his Descendants”. As with JBN’s book, reprints can be found, and original copies are sometimes available at auction.
- Descendants of Baptist Newcomb: Starting with J.B. Newcomb’s research into this line, this work includes corrections, updates and new information, following Baptist Newcomb’s descendants into the 20th century.
Books by Newcombs
- Political Partisanship in the American Middle Colonies, 1700-1776 by Benjamin H. Newcomb
A study of the origins of the American party system that applies the “new” political history–especially quantitative methodology–to political activity in the colonies of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania from 1700 to the beginning of the Revolution.
- Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide by Lawrence Newcomb, Gordon Morrison (Illustrator)
A popular field guide to identifying wildflowers, shrubs, and vines.
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Drug Use in the Workplace: Risk Factors for Disruptive Substance Use Among Young Adults by Michael D. Newcomb
Using data from an ongoing longitudinal study of adolescents and young adults, this provocative volume examines the frequency, prevalence, and types of disruptive drug use in the workplace and in schools. The findings provide essential information for developing effective long-term prevention and education programs which focus on creating a drug-free work environment that is responsive to the needs of both employers and employees.
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21st Century Mage: Bring the Divine Down to Earth by Jason Augustus Newcomb
For the first time since its initial translation into English at the turn of the century, Jason Newcomb has reinterpreted the sacred magic of Abramelin the Mage into a completely relevant program for contemporary seekers. In the thirty-one chapters of 21st Century Mage, Newcomb has reinvented the Knowledge and Conversation of Your Holy Guardian Angel ritual. He lays out a course of practice and prayer — and introduces a whole new generation to the Crowleyan esthetic.
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Abandon Ship!: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy’s Greatest Sea Disaster by Richard F. Newcomb
In July 1945, the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis crossed the path of a Japanese submarine, which fired six torpedoes and sank the cruiser, killing hundreds of sailors–some of whom were devoured by sharks–and leaving others to float in the open ocean for days. The cruiser’s unfortunate captain, Charles Butler McVay III, was court-martialed for his alleged failure to practice evasive maneuvers in enemy waters. Eventually exonerated of all but one charge, McVay still could not escape blame for the ship’s loss, and he killed himself in 1968. In this edition, McVay’s case is updated by the noted true-crime author Peter Maas, whose arguments in McVay’s favor add to Newcomb’s original findings. Superb as historical journalism, the book is also a fascinating document in the annals of military justice.
By the same author: The Battle of Savo Island
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Beware the Mall Stalker by Louis F. Newcomb
One particular shopper is preparing to exit the mall and return to her vehicle and then, just maybe her worst nightmare occurs. When somewhere in a poorly lit area of the parking lot, just as she is about to enter the safety of her automobile, she suddenly and fatally comes face-to-face with the mall stalker.
By the same author: Car Salesman: A Legacy
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The Postage Stamp Garden Book: Grow Tons of Vegetables in Small Places by Duane G. Newcomb, Karen Newcomb
A postage stamp garden is a small area that can produce a bounty of herbs and vegetables. Many gardeners complain that they are short on both time and garden space. The Postage Stamp Garden Book solves both of these problems. The instructions in this book clearly demonstrate how anyone can produce tremendous amounts of vegetables in small spaces (using containers as well as ground gardens) by following intensive, ecologically friendly techniques that require much less weeding, watering, and overall effort.
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The Fifth Sorceress by Robert Newcomb
It is more than three centuries since the ravages of a devastating war nearly tore apart the kingdom of Eutracia. In its wake, those who masterminded the bloodshed—a quartet of powerful, conquest-hungry Sorceresses—were sentenced to exile, with return all but impossible and death all but inevitable. Now a land of peace and plenty, protected and guided by a council of immortal wizards, Eutracia is about to crown a new king. And as the coronation approaches, the spirit of celebration fills every heart. Except one.
By the same author: The Gates of Dawn
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Mediterranean Domestic Architecture for the United States by Rexford Newcomb
By the same author: Spanish-Colonial Architecture in the United States
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Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Television by Horace Newcomb
A joint venture of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago and the publisher, this entertaining encyclopedia dishes up nearly 1,000 signed, alphabetically arranged entries by 300 authors on significant programs, individuals, organizations, test cases, social issues, and technical aspects of television.
- Franc Johnson Newcomb was the wife of Arthur Newcomb, owner of a trading post in New Mexico almost 100 years ago. (The town of Newcomb got its name from them.) She became a well-respected researcher of Navajo sand paintings and folk tales. Many of her books are out of print, but some are still currently available, including Hosteen Klah: Navaho Medicine Man and Sand Painter and Navaho Folk Tales.