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Isaac Land

@coastalhistory.bsky.social

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_The Craft of Historical Research: A Practical Guide from Start to Finish_ (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024). Professor Emeritus, Indiana State University. Former co-editor, Coastal Studies & Society journal.

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Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 1d

Actually holding a physical copy of Craft of Historical Research, what a joy! Very much the book I wish I’d had as a student, so happy to see it out in the world. 🗃️ You can find it as an affordable paperback or eBook.

Laughing academic in a sweater holding a copy of Craft of Historical Research

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Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 1d

You are in the acknowledgments ☺️

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Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 5d

He does flake convincingly. Maybe they should sauté him with some mushrooms and red wine #horrorwatch

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 5d

The General sent a new message. President Truman has decided there’s only one person on Earth capable of tracking down this Martian carrot #horrorwatch

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Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 5d

“Remember the time that one nurse came ashore? Caused about as much disturbance as this alien fella. Until we blew her up with thermite bombs.” #horrorwatch

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 5d

I’m impressed that the very new US Air Force in ~1950 is already up to five or six digits when they number their little edicts and memoranda #horrorwatch

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 5d

They never leave the base without warm clothes, a Swiss Army knife, and explosives #horrorwatch

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Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 5d

OMG this is a very early PowerPoint presentation #horrorwatch

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 5d

“Deviation in Sector 19” was a close contender for the title of this film 😆 Just kidding #horrorwatch

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 8d

They seem to be back (?) I’m on a iPhone

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Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 11d

Oh yes! I saw this recently, was just thinking about it again today. A classic

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 11d

I also watched that not long ago. The visuals are so powerful

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 11d

This closely observed heroism of the ordinary, the ungainly, and the unlovely adds up to something grand because the result is uncertain and the stakes seem higher #horrorwatch

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 11d

Agreed

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 11d

It’s interesting that they didn’t choose to tighten it up a bit with a role for the nurse and even his roommate’s daughter in the final act—it’s a little odd to develop them so well and then not use them #horrorwatch

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 11d

My second viewing as well. It was much better than I remembered, another trait it has in common with Coen Brothers comedies, always a good rewatch. #horrorwatch

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 12d

This is part of what I meant about the early Coen Brothers vibe. They (and their actors) just invested totally in whatever the bit was, it was transcendent in a way. Epic #horrorwatch

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Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 12d

“Do I look like an icky-ologist to you?” #horrorwatch

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Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 12d

“Like a pigeon having a heart attack.” 🤣 #horrorwatch

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 12d

And the deliberate choice to make the lil scarab visibly animatronic was sly #horrorwatch

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 12d

Loving this vibe, it’s like early Coen Brothers (“Raising Arizona”) #horrorwatch

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 12d

I don’t recall that!

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 12d

Oh cool! I’ve been out of the loop but thrilled to see this, I loved the original (prose) version

Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 17d

Male Yellow-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) in Jardín, Colombia last week. #hiking #senderismo #nature #photography 🪶

Little bird striking a Napoleonic pose atop a shrub. The black hood contrasts with the yellow belly.

Same bird, more in repose with the fluffy feathered chest very evident.

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Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social · 19d

Congratulations! Tagging #CoastalHistory #CoastalStudies 🗃️

Michael Goebel @mgoebel.bsky.social · 21d

I am so glad and proud finally to announce the publication of our special issue @urbanhistory.bsky.social: Bridgeheads and Breakwaters: The Socio-Environmental History of Port Cities After the Global Turn. It's the result of the four-year @snsf.ch project patchworkcities.com 1/3

Patchwork Cities – Urban Ethnic Clusters in the Global South During the Age of Steam

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