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Crisman, Kevin

Professor

Positions:

Professor, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts

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kcrisman@tamu.edu

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overview

My research focuses on: Nautical archaeology of the Early Modern era (15th to 20th Centuries); construction and outfitting of ships; seafaring, shipboard life, and maritime communities; North American river, lake, and canal navigation; 19th century steamboats and ship propulsion technology; Warships and naval technology, 1450-1950; War of 1812 naval design and construction.

education and training

Ph.D. in American Civilization, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - (Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States) 1989
M.A. in American Civilization, University of Pennsylvania - (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) 1986
M.A. in Anthropology, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1984
B.A. in Anthropology, University of Vermont - (Burlington, Vermont, United States) 1981

selected publications

Academic Articles10

Crisman, K., & Grieco, G. (2015). The western river steamboat Heroine, 1832-1838, Oklahoma, USA: Propulsion machinery. The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. 44(1), 173-195.
Crisman, K. J. (2014). The Western River Steamboat Heroine, 1832-1838, Oklahoma, USA: Construction. The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. 43(1), 128-150.
Brophy, J. K., & Crisman, K. (2013). A taphonomic evaluation of three intact pork barrels from the steamboat Heroine (1838). Historical Archaeology. 47(4), 71-85.
Crisman, K., Lees, W. B., & Davis, J. (2013). The western river steamboat heroine, 1832-1838, Oklahoma, USA: Excavations, summary of finds, and history. The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. 42(2), 365-381.
Crisman, K. J. (2012). The Heroine of Louisville: Archaeological Discoveries from an 1830s-Era Western River Steamboat. Ohio Valley History. 12(3), 43-67.

Books4

Crisman, K. J., & Cohn, A. B. (1998). When horses walked on water: horse-powered ferries in nineteenth-century America. Smithsonian Institution Press.
Crisman, K. J. (1987). The Eagle, an American brig on Lake Champlain during the War of 1812. New England Pr Inc.
Peebles, G. (1986). Of Sailing Ships and Sidewheelers The History and Nautical Archaeology of Lake Champlain.
Crisman, K. J. (1983). The History and Construction of the United States Schooner Ticonderoga. Eyrie Publications.

Chapters17

Crisman, K. J. (2014). Conclusions: “Coffins of the Brave”—two hundred years later. Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks of the War of 1812. (pp. 354-369).
Crisman, K. J. (2014). Introduction. (pp. 1-8).
Crisman, K. J. (2014). The naval war of 1812 on Lake Champlain. Crisman, K. (Eds.), Coffins of the Brave: Lake shipwrecks of the war of 1812. (pp. 237-245). TAMU Press.
Crisman, K. J. (2014). The naval war of 1812 on lake Ontario. Crisman, K. (Eds.), Coffins of the Brave: Lake shipwrecks of the war of 1812. (pp. 109-121). TAMU Press.
Crisman, K. J. (2014). The naval war of 1812 on the upper lakes. Crisman, K. (Eds.), Coffins of the Brave: Lake shipwrecks of the war of 1812. (pp. 9-17). TAMU Press.