Frakes, George Edward

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FRAKES, George Edward

FRAKES, George Edward. American, b. 1932. Genres: Environmental sciences/Ecology, History, Race relations. Career: Emeritus Professor of History and Geography, Santa Barbara City College, California, 1994- (Instructor in History, 1962-65; Asst. Professor, 1967-69; Associate Professor, 1969-71; Professor of History and Geography, 1973-94; Chairman, Dept. of History, 1971-73, and 1986-87; Chairman, Social Science Division, 1973-76). Supvr. of Student Teachers, University of California Santa Barbara Campus, 1965-66. Publications: (with A. DeConde) Instructor's Manual for Patterns in American History, 1968; Laboratory for Liberty, 1970; (with W.R. Adams) Colombus to Aquarius: An Interpretive History, 2 vols., 1976; A Teacher's Life, 2002. EDITOR: (with C. Solberg) Pollution Papers, 1971; (with Solberg) Minorities in California History, 1971. Contributor to encyclopedias and historical journals. Address: 735 Willow Glen Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105-2439, U.S.A. Online address: gefsb@aol.com

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