[Cwgrad-announcements] Maybe of interest, maybe not...

[rrussin at ucr.edu]

A little off topic for me, but--

In light of the capture of American sailors by Somali pirates that's been in the headlines, those with an interest in history might enjoy an article I wrote a few years back about America's first encounter with North African pirates...and how Pres. Thomas Jefferson dealt with the situation. I put the text up on my new website (link toward the bottom of the page):

http://faculty.ucr.edu/~rrussin/articles/index.html

"America's First Middle East Crisis"

Best,

Robin Russin
Associate Professor & Acting Chair
Department of Theatre
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
(951) 827-2707
(213) 949-1061 cel
robin.russin at ucr.edu

"If I look confused it's because I'm thinking." -- Samuel Goldwyn