Dr. Michael Cassella-Blackburn
Department/Discipline: History
Phone Number:
(360) 417-6584
Credentials
Ph.D. History
M.A. History
B.A. History
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Michael Cassella- Blackburn joined the Peninsula College faculty in 2004 as a History professor. He is currently researching the Ozette archaelogical community of the 1970s to better understand the U.S. in the 1970s. Cassella-Blackburn received his Ph.D. from Syracuse University and his specialty is Soviet-American relations. In 2004, Praegar published his book, The Donkey, the Carrot and the Club: William C. Bullitt and Soviet American Relations, 1917-1948. Cassella-Blackburn lives in Port Townsend with his wife Lynne and two wonderful children, Soren and Misha. He teaches on the college campus in Port Angeles.
Teaching Philosophy
A historian who would convey the truth must lie. Often he must enlarge the truth by diameters, otherwise his reader would not be able to see it. Mark Twain
Interests
History of almost everything, politics, running and more running.
Inspirational Quote
It is not "history" which uses men as a means of achieving -- as if it were an individual person -- its own ends. History is nothing but the activity of men in pursuit of their ends. Karl Marx
Policies
Be prepared. Be ontime. Do your best everyday and all will be well.
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