Robert Dana Foulke

Background

Foulke, Robert Dana was born on April 25, 1930 in Minneapolis. Son of Robert William and Bertha Almeda (Peterson) Foulke.

Education

AB, Princeton University, 1952; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1961.

Career

Instructor English, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1956-1961; assistant Professor of English, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1961-1966; associate Professor of English, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1966-1970; Professor of English, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1970-1992; department chairman English, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1970-1980; director National Endowment for Humanities grant, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1981-1983; scholar, writer, since 1992. Visiting professor Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1980, 83, member corporation, since 1990. Visiting professor Williams-Mystic (Connecticut) Program, 1982, Regents College, London, 1989.

Visiting associate, life member Clare Hall, Cambridge (England) University, 1976-1977, 90-91. Visiting fellow department English Princeton University, 1988.

Achievements

• Robert Dana Foulke has been listed as a notable English educator, travel writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • A Visitor's Guide to Colonial & Revolutionary Mid-Atlantic America: Interesting Sites to Visit, Lodging, Dining, Things to Do

    ( Including New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware,...)

  • Daytrips, Getaway Weekends, and Budget Vacations in the Mid-Atlantic States: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Washington ... Getaway Weekends in the Mid-Atlantic States)

    (Product Details Series: Daytrips & Getaway Weekends in th...)

  • Daytrips and Getaway Weekends in New England (Day Trips Series)

    (From the Pilgrim Memorial in Provincetown, the aesthetic ...)

  • The Sea Voyage Narrative (Genres in Context)

    (From The Odyssey to Moby Dick to The Old Man and the Sea,...)

  • Colonial America: A Traveler's Guide (Discover Historic America Series)

    (Take your family on a vacation into Americas colonial pas...)

  • Daytrips and Getaway Weekends in the Mid-Atlantic States, 6th: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia ... Getaway Weekends in the Mid-Atlantic States)

    (Here's everything you need to plan all kinds of travel ex...)

  • Adventure Guide to the Champlain & Hudson River Valleys (Adventure Guides Series)

    (From the Tappan Zee bridge in Manhattan, this guide takes...)

  • Daytrips, Getaway Weekends and Vacations in the Mid-Atlantic States: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia (4th ed)

    (fourth edition)

  • Romantic Weekends: New England (Hunter Travel Guides)
  • Champlain & Hudson River Valley Adventure Guide (Adventure Guides)
  • The Sea Voyage Narrative (Genres in Context) by Robert Foulke (2001-12-21)

Membership

Director The Lake George Club, Diamond Point, New York, 1977-1982, commodore, 1981-1982. Elder First Presbyterian Church, Glens Falls, New York, since 1982. Trustee Glens Falls History Association, 1988-1993.

Executive committee Black Watch Council, New York City, 1993-1996. Member of Modern Language Association, Eastern Ski Writers Association (director 2004-2008), College English Association 1981-1984, North America Snowsports Journalists Association, Society of America Travel Writers, North America Society Oceanic History (executive council 1995—2000), American Society Journalists and Authors, Travel Journalists Guild (Second vice president 2002-2004, co-president 2004-2006), Society for Nautical Research, Melville Society, Hakluyt Society, Joseph Conrad Society, National Maritime History Society, Lake George Rotary Club (director 1984-1986, 1998—2000).

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, skiing, canoeing, heritage travel, cruises.

Connections

Married Patricia Ann Nelson, December 29, 1953. Children: David William, Carolyn Denise, Deborah Annual.

Father:

Robert William Foulke

Mother:

Bertha Almeda (Peterson) Foulke

Spouse:

Patricia Ann Nelson

child:

David William Foulke

child:

Carolyn Denise Foulke

child:

Deborah Annual Foulke