David C. Smith (historian)
Encyclopedia
David C. Smith was Bird and Bird Professor of History at University of Maine
, Orono. His interests included in the relationship between geography and wealth
. He was born in Lewiston, Maine
and wrote The First Century: A History of the University of Maine, 1865-1965, the seminal history of the University of Maine.
In 1994, Smith won the James Madison Prize of the Society for History in the Federal Government for his article with Judy Barrett Litoff, "To The Rescue of the Crops: The Women's Land Army in World War II".
University of Maine
The University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...
, Orono. His interests included in the relationship between geography and wealth
Geography and wealth
Geography and wealth have long been perceived as correlated attributes of nations. The continents along the equator, Africa and South America, are the poorest. Even within Africa and South America this effect can be seen, as the nations farthest from the equator are wealthier...
. He was born in Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...
and wrote The First Century: A History of the University of Maine, 1865-1965, the seminal history of the University of Maine.
In 1994, Smith won the James Madison Prize of the Society for History in the Federal Government for his article with Judy Barrett Litoff, "To The Rescue of the Crops: The Women's Land Army in World War II".
Publications
- Climate, Agriculture, History: An Introduction. In: Agricultural HistoryAgricultural HistoryAgricultural History is a quarterly peer reviewed academic journal published by the American Agricultural History Society. It was established in 1927 and is edited by Claire Strom .-External links:* at JSTOR...
, vol. 63, no. 2, 1989, p. 1-6.