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Dooling,
Michael C. An Historical
Account of Charles
Island, Milford,
Connecticut. The
Carrollton
Press, 2006.
Traces the history of this small island off the coast of Milford that
was discovered by Adriaen Block in the 17th century, reputedly used by
William Kidd as a burial site for part of his treasure, was home to a 19th
century summer resort, provided a tranquil setting for a Dominican Retreat
in the 20th century, and is now a Natural Area Preserve. This
work was
nominated for the Homer D. Babbidge, Jr. Award for
best work on a significant aspect of Connecticut’s history published
in 2006.
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Dooling,
Michael Carroll. "On a
First Name Basis," The
Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter.
Normal,
IL: Illinois
State
University, Fall 2005. Describes the
friendship between "Harry" Sinclair Lewis and a lifelong friend
from Yale
University. Based on an inscribed college
yearbook and personal correspondence from Lewis in my rare book collection.
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Dooling,
Michael Carroll. “Clearing the
Smoke: Babbitt’s Curious Inscription.” The
Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter.
Normal,
IL: Illinois
State
University, Fall 2005. Using Sinclair
Lewis’ original manuscript, this article traces the development and
meaning of a cryptic passage in Babbitt.
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Dooling,
Michael Carroll. “ The Thin
Iron Line: The Crimean War Transforms Naval Power, ” Naval
History, June 2004. Relates how the
Crimean War altered armaments and naval architecture through the use of
shell guns and armored vessels.
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Dooling,
Michael (editor). Shaving
Science and Techniques: A Dermatologist’s Perspective, Pfizer
Corporation, 2000. Informational
piece to position Schick and Wilkinson Sword as a reliable source of information
about shaving.
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Dooling, Michael Carroll. “The
More Things Change…” in The Writing Life column, Writer’s
Digest, December 1998. Contains
excerpts from 19th century etiquette books relating to submission
of material to editors.
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(Dooling,
Michael C.) Innovation
in Shaving. Printed by the
Warner-Lambert Company, 1997. Corporate
handbook outlines the technologies used by Schick and Wilkinson Sword and
discusses the Research Partnership Program.
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“Words
Perfect,” Time Magazine - Time Digital Quarterly,
11 November 1996. Article
describes
my activities as The Web-ster, in
which I examined and corrected English usage on corporate Web sites.
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“Super
Proofer,” MicroScope,
16 October 1996. Interview with British
computer publication relating to English usage on corporate Web sites.
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“The Wrath of the
Web-ster,” Information
Week,
19 August 1996. Interview
relating to English usage on corporate Web sites.
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Dooling, Michael Carroll. "The
Crimean Clippers: American Clipper Ships in French Transport Service," The
Log of Mystic Seaport, Spring 1996.
Relates the involvement of American clipper ships in the Crimean War.
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Dooling, Michael C. "Trial
and Error," Reader's Digest,
April 1996. Anecdote about a
true jury duty experience.
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(Dooling, Michael C.) "In
Search of 1800s Seaman Aaron Wood," Antiques
and the Arts Weekly,
17 November 1995. Recounts my search for
material relating to the life of Aaron H. Wood.
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Dooling, Michael C. The
Art & Science of Shaving. Printed
by the Warner-Lambert Company, 1994. Corporate
handbook tracing the history of shaving and the production of modern shaving
systems by Schick and Wilkinson Sword. An English edition has
been distributed in the United States
and
Europe; a revised & translated edition has been issued in
Japan.