Hello, booski,
According to a search at the Library of Congress ( http://www.loc.gov
), "Intrepid Sailor" (ISBN #0936082046) was written by Samuel Sobel,
and copyright 1980. A bit of searching about reveals that "Intrepid
Sailor" is a collection of essays discussing the life and career of
Commodore Uriah P. Levy, the first Jewish American ever to attain the
rank of Commodore (equivalent to today's Admiral, a hero of the War of
1812, and known for ending the barbaric practice of flogging:
Uriah P. Levy: A Naval Hero Who Ended the Practice of Flogging
http://www.fau.edu/library/brody8.htm
( Another link, which may be of some interest, briefly mentions Mr.
Sobel as a biographer of Uriah Levy:
Chapter One: Stealing Monticello
http://www.savingmonticello.com/excerpts/chap1.html )
The following reference provided me with the necessary clue:
"Reference: A74
Author: Sobel, Samuel
Title: "The Savior of Monticello" and "The Case of the Wandering
Statue"
Publication: Intrepid Sailor
Publisher: Cresset Publishers,
Place of Publication: Philadelphia:
Date: (1980)
Extent: 25-60.
Notes: In a collection of essays about Commodore Uriah P. Levy, these
two focus on Levy's admiration of TJ and his purchase of Monticello
and efforts to restore it and preserve it for the people of the United
states and on his commissioning of the statue of TJ by David d'Angers
and his subsequent presentation of it to the U. S."
Thomas Jefferson: A Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography
Works from the 1980's
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/jefferson/bibliog/Dates/1980.html
A bit of a roundabout way of discovering what other things Mr. Sobel
may have written about, but the heavy emphasis on Judaica confirmed
that the next bit was relevant to the search:
Mr. Sobel is also listed at the Library of Congress as the Editor of a
book called "Jewish Sea Stories" (ISBN #0824603095), copyright 1985,
published by Jonathan David Publishers of of Middle Village, New York.
Jonathan David, as luck would have it, is still in business!
To contact Mr. Sobel (or his estate, if he has passed on), write in
care of:
Jonathan David Publishers, Inc.
68-22 Eliot Avenue
Middle Village, NY 11379-1194
Thank you so much for your intriguing question. I hope this
information aids you in your search!
missy-ga
Search strategy included: United States Library of Congress search
"Intrepid Sailor" and "Sobel, Samuel". Alibris search "Sobel,
Samuel". Google search on [ "Intrepid Sailor" "Samuel Sobel" ], [
"Cresset Publishers" ]...which led to
[ "Uriah P. Levy" "Samuel Sobel" ] and [ "Jonathan David Publishers" ] |
Clarification of Answer by
missy-ga
on
25 Jun 2002 07:52 PDT
Hi again, booski,
Unless Mr. Sobel willed his copyright to someone, *he* is the current
copyright holder - The Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act of 1998
states that the creator of a work retains copyright until 70 years
after his death, unless s/he has explicitly transferred it to someone
else. I recently dealt with a copyright question, the answer
explaining what happens to an author's copyright after his or her
death is here:
Copyrights after an author's death
https://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=21037
The only way to discover whether he had willed his copyright to
anyone, alas, is to contact his estate. If you know the names of his
next of kin (you would need to know where and when he died to search
for an obituary), you may be able to contact his estate in that
manner.
I'm sorry I wasn't able to get any further than J. David. Good luck
in your search!
missy-ga
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Request for Answer Clarification by
booski-ga
on
25 Jun 2002 14:39 PDT
Hi Allan,
Thank you for your email. This information is best posted as an answer
clarification on Google Answers.
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see the 'clarification' button at the top of question header.
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Original Message Follows:
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From: Allan Levine <aelevine@rogers.com>
Subject: another kick at the cat
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 14:01:48 -0400
Just another note to say how much I appreciate all the work missy and
her colleagues have done regarding Sam, but I have just gotten off the
phone with JD publications, New York, and they assure me that all
relevant records have long since been toasted.
Since the claimant still appears to be Sam, and since Sam's dead, I'm a
little stuck, as before.
25 bucks is a lot less than hiring a lawyer, so I'll sweeten the deal by
offering a cold Canadian beer to any of you who might be able to help me
further, the very next time you're north of the border.
With much appreciation,
allan levine,
Toronto
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