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George M. Eberhart N e w  P u b l i c a t i o n s  

The Encyclopedia of African American Mili­
tary History, by William Weir (365 pages, 
July 2004), highlights the military operations 
in which black troops participated, from the 
American Revolution to the Iraq War. This is 
a handy place to find information on Buffalo 
Soldiers, the Red Ball Express, the Golden 
Thirteen, Vietnam shipboard troubles, or bi­
ographies of Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James, 
Eugene Jacques Bullard, and Lt. Henry O. Flip­
per. $99.00. Prometheus. ISBN 1­59102­169­3. 

From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish 
Life in America, edited by Michael W. Grun­
berger (243 pages, September 2004), ac­
companies a Library of Congress exhibition 
marking the arrival in New Amsterdam in 
1654 of 23 Jews fleeing Recife, Brazil, which 
had just passed from Dutch to Portuguese 
hands. In 1905, Jews in America fi rst marked 
the occasion as a symbol of our nation’s role 
as both a haven and a home, and this vol­
ume examines the history and context of 
the 150 treasures from LC’s Judaica collec­
tion that is now traveling on exhibit. $50.00. 
George Braziller. ISBN 0­8076­1537­4 

Hennen’s Public Library Planner: A Manual 
and Interactive CD­ROM, by Thomas J. Hen­
nen Jr. (417 pages, July 2004), has a wealth 
of information on long­range planning pro­
cesses in public libraries. Hennen’s statisti­
cal approach is practical and adaptable, and 
his constant attention to governance issues 
make this a valuable analytical tool. $125.00. 
Neal­Schuman. ISBN 1­55570­487­5. 

The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Con­
servation, edited by Karen S. Oberhauser 
and Michelle J. Solensky (248 pages, August 
2004), brings together 27 contributions by 
worldwide monarch specialists on the breed­
ing, migration, overwintering, and popula­
tion biology of this colorful butterfly. At the 

George M. Eberhart is senior editor of American 
Libraries, e-mail: geberhart@ala.org 

root of the monarch’s popularity is the fact 
that it’s the only insect that flies more than 
2,000 miles from summer breeding grounds 
to overwintering sites in Mexico, which now 
offers a protected area for the millions of 
migrants. One chapter describes the cata­
strophic effects of the January 2002 winter 
storm on Mexican populations. $39.95. Cor­
nell University. ISBN 0­8014­4188­9. 

Popeye: An Illustrated Cultural History, by 
Fred M. Grandinetti (337 pages, 2d ed., Au­
gust 2004), is a significant expansion of the 
author’s 1994 edition, just in time for the car­
toon character’s 75th birthday. Grandinetti 
explores every conceivable manifestation of 
the spinach­loving sailor man in print, and 
on film, television, and records. A compre­
hensive annotated episode guide, sample 
cartoon scripts, and the abundant illustra­
tions will make the confirmed Popeye fan 
exclaim, “Blow me down!” $45.00. McFar­
land. ISBN 0­7864­1605­X. 

Unleashed: Of Poltergeists and Murder, the 
Curious Story of Tina Resch, by William Roll 
and Valerie Storey (309 pages, May 2004), 
is the absorbing story of a poltergeist out­
break that affected the John Resch family 
in Columbus, Ohio, in 1984 when their ad­
opted 14­year­old daughter Tina exhibited 
some remarkable psychokinetic abilities. 
The case drew national attention because of 
photographs taken by a Columbus Dispatch 
reporter and was investigated promptly by 
parapsychologist Roll, who took the girl to 
his lab in North Carolina for some scientifi c 
testing. However, Tina’s already unhappy 
childhood led to miserable experiences as an 
adult and she is now serving a life sentence in 
Georgia for the murder of her three­year­old 
daughter in 1992, a crime which Roll thinks 
she did not commit. In some ways, the ambi­
guity of Tina’s poltergeist talent parallels that 
of an unfortunately flawed judicial process. 
$14.00. Paraview. ISBN 0­7434­8294­8. 

January 2005  65 C&RL News 

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