Background
Skaggs, Jimmy M. was born on June 13, 1940 in Gorman, Texas, United States. Son of Clarence E. and Bessie (Lee) Skaggs.
(How did some of the most savage and desolate islands in t...)
How did some of the most savage and desolate islands in the world, scattered across the Pacific and Caribbean, become U.S. territories? The Great Guano Rush describes the fascinating and little-known history of this earliest example of American overseas expansion. 'Guano' (bird droppings) was the 19th century's most important fertilizer and in 1856 Congress, believing that American farmers were being gouged on guano sales by foreign monopolists, authorised U.S. citizens to claim and exploit unowned guano-rich islands around the world. The legacy of this decision is a strange group of American 'appurtenances,' ranging from Haiti to the central Pacific and with a highly diverse subsequent history, from the notorious near-slavery of guano-miners on Navassa Island to the contemporary issue of the Johnston Atoll chemical weapon destruction plant. The Great Guano Rush is an important book for its insights on both 19th century America and the history of a key commodity. But it is also important in establishing that, contrary to the American free enterprise myth, this success has always been based on a close cooperation between business and government.
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(Clipperton: A History of the Island the World Forgot Clip...)
Clipperton: A History of the Island the World Forgot Clipperton Island is one of the most obscure, isolated islands on earth although it is primarily based on guano (bird droppings) lying 670 miles South West of Acapulco. Despite this it has captured the imagination of many famous people including Emperor Charles V, Napoleon III, Mexican President Porfirio Diaz, Italian King Victor Emmanuel III and assorted pirates, cast-aways, adventurers, scientists and sailors. Here is told the entire and fascinating history of this strange coral atoll.
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( The harsh business realities of driving cattle are sepa...)
The harsh business realities of driving cattle are separated in this book from the mythology and folklore of the cattle-trailing era. Jimmy M. Skaggs focuses on the transportation agents who contracted the delivery of cattle for Texas ranchers and drove the animals northward for sale. He reveals them as shrewd "hip-pocket" businessmen.
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Skaggs, Jimmy M. was born on June 13, 1940 in Gorman, Texas, United States. Son of Clarence E. and Bessie (Lee) Skaggs.
Associate of Applied Science, Odessa College, 1960. Bachelor of Science cum laude, Ross State College, 1962. Master of Arts, Texas Technology University, 1965.
Doctor of Philosophy, Texas Technology University, 1970.
Teacher history, Lubbock (Texas) Public Schools, 1962-1965; instructor department history, Texas Technology U., Lubbock, 1965-1970; deputy archivist S.W. collection, Texas Technology U., Lubbock, 1968-1970; assistant professor economics, Wichita (Kansas) State University, 1970-1973; associate professor, Wichita (Kansas) State University, 1973-1977; associate professor American studies, Wichita (Kansas) State University, 1975-1977; department chairman, Wichita (Kansas) State University, 1975-1981; professor, Wichita (Kansas) State University, 1977-1989; professor economics, Wichita (Kansas) State University, since 1977. History consultant Phillips Petroleum Company, Barltesville, Oklahoma, 1978-1981. Director Historic Wichita-Cowtown, Inc., 1980-1982.
(Clipperton: A History of the Island the World Forgot Clip...)
( The harsh business realities of driving cattle are sepa...)
(How did some of the most savage and desolate islands in t...)
(This volume presents a thorough, analytical examination o...)
(An Interpretative History of the American Economy by Jimm...)
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Member Red. River Valley History Association (director), associate editor 1974-1981).
Married Janette Johnson, March 30, 1961 (divorced January 1976). Children: Janeen Skaggs Longfellow, Jessica Skaggs Waltmon, Joy Skaggs Schreiber.