Theresa K Mitchell

Becoming a Nurse : A Hermeneutic Study of the Experiences of Student Nurses on a Project 2000 Course

Cape Cod Bay: A History of Salt & Sea

European explorers were captivated by the seemingly endless bounty of natural resources on Cape Cod Bay. One Englishman declared that the codfish were so thick one could walk on their backs. Early settlers quickly learned how to harness the bay's resources and excelled at shore whaling, shipping and...

Nantucket Sound (MA): A Maritime History

An ancient fishing ground, vital shipping passage and final resting place for those unable to navigate its rocky shoals, Nantucket Sound- bordered by Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod and, of course, Nantucket- remains one of New England's most historic waterways. Here, the first rays of morning sunlight ...

Cape Cod Wildlife: A History of Untamed Forests, Seas and Shores (MA) (The History Press) [Paperback] [2012] (Author) Theresa Mitchell Barbo

Cape Cod Wildlife: A History of Untamed Forests, Seas and Shores (MA) (The History Press)

It's hard to imagine the abundant environment that faced the first Europeans when they arrived on Cape Cod, but the New World was ripe with flora and fauna. Ages before, the melting glaciers had left behind moraines--huge piles of sand and gravel that had been pushed up in front of them. Some of the...

The Pendleton Disaster Off Cape Cod: The Greatest Small Boat Rescue in Coast Guard History (MA)

On February 18, 1952, off the cost of Cape Cod, a fierce nor'easter snapped in half two 503-foot oil tankers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer. Human grace and grit, leadership and endurance prevail as Theresa Mitchell Barbo and Captain W. Russell Webster (Ret.) recount the historic, heroic rescue ...

The Pendleton Disaster Off Cape Cod: The Greatest Small Boat Rescue in Coast Guard History, A True Story

On February 18, 1952, four Coast Guardsmen set out from Station Chatham in a thirty-six-foot motor lifeboat to locate the mortally wounded T2 tanker Pendleton and rescue its crew during a Nor'easter. All four men knew the odds of finding the Pendleton and surviving the storm were slim. Whether by a ...

Movement : From Person to Actor to Character

The acting process is an interlocking trinity: the person, the actor, and the character. The person has habits and idiosyncrasies cultivated over the years in response to life experiences. The actor may have developed another set of behaviors that manifest themselves during a performance. The exerci...

The Psychosocial Effects of Chemotherapy Toxicity: A Patient Perspective