HR job title
- Professor
- Contact Info
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Crisman, Kevin Professor
Positions
- Professor, Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
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.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Crisman, K., Kennedy, C., & Schwarz, G.
(2018).
Vermont's Steamboat Pioneer: Captain Jahaziel Sherman of Vergennes. 86(2), 125-161.
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Crisman, K., & Grieco, G.
(2015).
Western River Steamboat Heroine, 18321838. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology.
44(1), 173-195.
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Crisman, K. J.
(2014).
The Western River Steamboat Heroine, 1832-1838, Oklahoma, USA: construction. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology.
43(1), 128-150.
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Crisman, K., Lees, W. B., & Davis, J.
(2013).
Western River Steamboat Heroine, 18321838. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology.
42(2), 365-381.
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Crisman, K. J.
(2013).
The Archaeology and History of the Flower of Ugie, Wrecked 1852 in the Eastern Solent. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology.
42(1), 233-234.
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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.
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Crisman, K. J
(2012).
The Heroine of Louisville: Archaeological Discoveries from an 1830s-Era Western River Steamboat. Ohio Valley History.
12(3), 43-67.
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Crisman, K. J.
(2007).
X marks the spot: The archaeology of piracy. Journal of Anthropological Research.
63(2), 296-297.
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Crisman, K. J.
(2006).
The French navy and the seven years' war. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN HISTORY.
93(1), 186-186.
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Crisman, K. J.
(2003).
Fighting sail on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay: The war of 1812 and its aftermath. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN HISTORY.
90(2), 631-632.
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Crisman, K. J.
(1999).
From sail to steam: Four centuries of Texas maritime history, 1500-1900. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN HISTORY.
86(1), 233-234.
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Crisman, K., & Cohn, A
(1994).
Lake Champlain Nautical Archaeology Since 1980. 153-166.
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Crisman, K., Kennedy, C., & Schwarz, G.
(2018).
Vermont's Steamboat Pioneer: Captain Jahaziel Sherman of Vergennes. 86(2), 125-161.
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book
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Crisman, K. J., & Cohn, A. B
(1998).
When horses walked on water: horse-powered ferries in nineteenth-century America. Smithsonian Institution Press.
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Crisman, K. J
(1987).
The Eagle, an American brig on Lake Champlain during the War of 1812. New England Pr Inc.
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Peebles, G
(1986).
Of Sailing Ships and Sidewheelers The History and Nautical Archaeology of Lake Champlain
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Crisman, K. J
(1983).
The History and Construction of the United States Schooner Ticonderoga. Eyrie Publications.
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Crisman, K. J., & Cohn, A. B
(1998).
When horses walked on water: horse-powered ferries in nineteenth-century America. Smithsonian Institution Press.
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chapter
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Crisman, K. J.
(2014).
Anticipated laurels: The US brig Jefferson. Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks of the War of 1812.
(pp. 153-186).
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Crisman, K. J.
(2014).
Conclusions: Coffins of the Bravetwo hundred years later. Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks of the War of 1812.
(pp. 354-369).
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Cohn, A. B., & Crisman, K. J.
(2014).
I never see anything in this world like it! The archaeological legacy of a naval battle. Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks of the War of 1812.
(pp. 336-353).
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Crisman, K. J.
(2014).
It has again become necessary to add to our force on Lake Champlain: The US navy Brig Eagle. Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks of the War of 1812.
(pp. 312-335).
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Crisman, K. J.
(2014).
Lt. Cassin says there is a new boat near Vergennes: The US schooner Ticonderoga. Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks of the War of 1812.
(pp. 247-270).
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Crisman, K. J
(2014).
Introduction. (pp. 1-8).
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Crisman, K.
(2011).
The Archaeology of Steamships. The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology.
Oxford University Press.
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Crisman, K. J.
(2009).
Heroine (Steamboat). Everett, D. (Eds.),
The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.
(pp. 677-678).
Oklahoma Historical Society.
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Crisman, K. J.
(2005).
A horse-powered ferry : Burlington Bay, Lake Champlain. Bass, G. F. (Eds.),
Beneath the Seven Seas: Adventures with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology.
(pp. 218-219).
Thames and Hudson.
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Crisman, K. J.
(2005).
The sidewheel steamer Heroine : Red River, Oklahoma. Bass, G. F. (Eds.),
Beneath the Seven Seas: Adventures with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology.
(pp. 220-221).
Thames and Hudson.
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Crisman, K. J.
(2004).
Sails on an Inland Sea: The Evolution of Lake Champlains Sailing Merchant Fleet. Hocker, F. M., & Ward, C. A. (Eds.),
The Philosophy of Shipbuilding Conceptual Approaches to the Study of Wooden Ships.
(pp. 137-162).
Texas A&M University Press.
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Crisman, K. J., & Cohn, A. B.
(2002).
The Nautical Archaeology of Lake Champlain. Ruppé, C. V., & Barstad, J. F. (Eds.),
International Handbook of Underwater Archaeology.
(pp. 55-74).
Springer Nature.
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Cohn, A., & Crisman, K. J.
(1999).
Afterword: The Archaeological Legacy of the War of 1812. Ansley, N. (Eds.),
Vergennes, Vermont and the War of 1812.
(pp. 216-219).
Brooke Keefer Limited Editions.
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Crisman, K. J.
(1998).
Captain Ridgely's Command: The Archaeology of the War of 1812 Brig Jefferson. Brehm, V. (Eds.),
A Fully Accredited Ocean: Essays on the Great Lakes.
(pp. 19-44).
University of Michigan Press.
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Crisman, K. J.
(2014).
Anticipated laurels: The US brig Jefferson. Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks of the War of 1812.
(pp. 153-186).
editor of
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book
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Crisman, K. J.
(2014).
Coffins of the Brave: Lake shipwrecks of the war of 1812
Crisman, K. (Eds.),
TAMU Press.
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Crisman, K. J.
(2014).
Coffins of the Brave: Lake shipwrecks of the war of 1812
Crisman, K. (Eds.),
TAMU Press.
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chapter
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Crisman, K. J.
(2014).
The naval war of 1812 on Lake Champlain
TAMU Press.
237-245.
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Crisman, K. J.
(2014).
The naval war of 1812 on lake Ontario
TAMU Press.
109-121.
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Crisman, K. J.
(2014).
The naval war of 1812 on the upper lakes
TAMU Press.
9-17.
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Crisman, K. J.
(2014).
The naval war of 1812 on Lake Champlain
TAMU Press.
237-245.
Teaching
teaching activities
- ANTH318 Naut Arch Of The Ameri Instructor
- ANTH485 Directed Studies Instructor
- ANTH489 Sptp: Sails, Guns, And Steam Instructor
- ANTH491 Research Instructor
- ANTH603 Seafr Life & Maritime Comm Instructor
- ANTH610 Outfit & Sail Wood Ship Instructor
- ANTH628 New World Seafring Instructor
- ANTH629 Post Medieval Seafrng Instructor
- ANTH685 Directed Studies Instructor
- ANTH691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Atauz, Ayse Devrim (2005-05). Trade, piracy, and naval warfare in the central Mediterranean: the maritime history and archaeology of Malta.
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Batchvarov, Kroum Nickolaev (2010-10). The Kitten Shipwreck: Archaeology and Reconstruction of a Black Sea Merchantman.
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Bojakowski, Katie (2011-08). Exploration and Empire: Iconographic Evidence of Iberian Ships of Discovery.
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Castro, Filipe Vieira de (2001-08). The Pepper Wreck : a Portuguese Indiaman at the mouth of the Tagus River.
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Catsambis, Alexis (2012-10). Preserving the Submerged and Coastal Maritime Heritage of the United States.
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Chick, Nina M. (2015-04). The Cargo of the Steamboat Heroine and the Army of the Frontier, 1838.
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Corder, Catharine Leigh Inbody (2007-12). La Belle: Rigging in the days of the spritsail topmast, a reconstruction of a seventeenth-century ship's rig.
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Cozzi, Joseph Robert (2000-08). The Lake Champlain sailing canal boat.
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Deckinga, Mara A (2016-08). Arctic Steam and Sail: Reconstructing HMS Pioneer.
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Emery, Eric Brandon (2003-08). The last of Mr. Brown's Mosquito Fleet : a history and archaeology of the American row galley Allen on Lake Champlain, 1814-1825.
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Flynn, Peter Erik (2005-05). H.M.S. Pallas: historical reconstruction of an 18th-century Royal Navy frigate.
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Ford, Benjamin L. (2009-08). Lake Ontario Maritime Cultural Landscape.
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Gordon, Leeanne E. (2009-05). NEWASH AND TECUMSETH: ANALYSIS OF TWO POST-WAR OF 1812 VESSELS ON THE GREAT LAKES.
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Hatch, Heather E (2013-08). Harbour Island: The Comparative Archaeology of a Maritime Community.
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Hoskins, Sara Grace (2003-12). 16th Century Cast-Bronze Ordnance at the Museu de Angra do Heroismo.
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Jones, Toby Nephi (2006-05). The Mica shipwreck: deepwater nautical archaeology in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Kennedy, Carolyn (2015-08). Shelburne Shipyard Steamboat Graveyard: Archaeological Investigation of Four Steamboat Wrecks.
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Koenig, Stephanie K (2016-07). Common Men in Uncommon Times: Analyzing the Daily Lives of American Civil War Sailors Using Personal Narratives.
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Krueger, Bradley Alan (2012-07). Anthony Wayne: The History and Archaeology of an Early Great Lakes Steamboat.
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Leshikar-Denton, Margaret E. (1993-12). The 1794 Wreck of the Ten Sail, Cayman Islands, British West Indies : a historical study and archaeological survey.
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Levin, Joshua Aaron (2003-05). Western Empire: the deep water wreck of a mid-nineteenth century wooden sailing ship.
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McVae, Bridget Christine (2008-08). The Roosevelt Inlet shipwreck: identification, analysis, and historical context.
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Miller, Carrigan Rose (2018-07). Reconsidering the "Royal Savage".
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Roberts, Andrew Philip (2008-12). Great Republic: a historical and archaeological analysis of a Pacific mail steamship.
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Rowland, Dorothy Anne (2018-12). The History of Galveston's Concrete Ships.
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Sabick, Christopher Robert (2003-05). His Majesty's hired transport schooner Nancy.
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Schwarz, George 1977- (2012-08). The Passenger Steamboat Phoenix: An Archaeological Study of Early Steam Propulsion in North America.
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Schwindinger, Patricia Helen (2018-08). A Quantitative Analysis of the Speed of Dutch and British Shipping, 1730-1850.
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Stewart, David James (2005-05). 'Rocks and storms I'll fear no more': Anglo-American maritime memorialization, 1700-1940.
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Stika, Jessica Rose (2013-05). The Conservation and Analysis of Small Artifacts from the Site of USS Westfield.
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Thomas, Lindsey Hall (2012-10). The A.J. Goddard: Reconstruction and Material Culture of a Klondike Gold Rush Sternwheeler.
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Torres, Rodrigo de Oliveira (2015-04). The Archaeology of Shore Stranded Shipwrecks of Southern Brazil.
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Van Duivenvoorde, Wendy (2008-08). The Batavia shipwreck.
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VanHorn, Kellie Michelle (2004-12). Eighteenth-century colonial American merchant ship construction.
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Vezeau, Susan Lynn (2004-08). The Mepkin Abbey shipwreck: diving into Mepkin Plantation's past.
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Walker, Daniel Robert (2007-08). The identity and construction of Wreck Baker: a War of 1812 era Royal Navy frigate.
Background
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
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- Kevin
has last name
- Crisman
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Anthropology
4352 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4352
USA
Other
- kcrisman@tamu.edu