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	New York State Writers Institute - James McBride
		James is the recipient of several awards for his work as a writer and a composer.
		James McBride grew up one of twelve siblings in the all-fl housing projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn, the son of a fl minister and a woman who would not admit she was white.
		McBride was an adult before he discovered the truth about his mother: the daughter of a failed itinerate Orthodox rabbi in rural Virginia, she had run away to Harlem, married a fl man and founded an all-fl Baptist church in her living room in Red Hook.
	www.albany.edu /writers-inst/mcbride.html (823 words)

	Pioneer Preacher Profile: Dr. James McBride
		James McBride descended from a line of men and women that were in the forefront of developing America.
		James McBride was vigorously opposed to slavery and became one of the founders of the Republican Party in Oregon.
		James McBride may have helped one of his sons-in-law by minding the store because the 1870 census lists him as a merchant while his son James was a teacher that year.
	ncbible.org /nwh/ProMcBrideJ.html (2246 words)

	James McBride
		James McBride is an award-winning writer and composer.
		James is a native New Yorker and graduate of New York City public schools.
		James is currently a Distinguished Writer-In-Residence at New York University.
	www.jamesmcbride.com (402 words)

	Beers: McBride p. 860
		James McBride, with Thomas Biggert and several others of those ejected, settled in what is now Robinson township, Washington Co., Penn. These sturdy pioneer settlers felt that they were not justly treated by Gen. Washington, believing that they were entitled to their lands by improvement of them according to the custom of the country.
		McBride's family was one of the three that first formed the organization of the Associate Presbyterian Church of Clinton, Rev. William Wilson, pastor.
		James McBride died October 6, 1827, aged eighty-four years, his wife died March 6, 1838, aged eighty-one years, and both are buried in the Clinton Church cemetery.
	www.chartiers.com /beers-project/articles/mcbride-860.html (1468 words)

	Cal Law
		McBride's keen knowledge of the law, peppered with a playful sense of humor, has earned him the respect of lawyers.
		Although a Democrat, McBride was appointed to the municipal court bench in 1994 by former Gov. Pete Wilson.
		McBride ruled that the winner used his own money to buy the winning tickets, not funds his brother-in-law gave him for traveling expenses.
	www.law.com /regionals/ca/opinions/onthebench/mcbride.shtml (679 words)

	Pioneer Preacher Profile: Thomas Crawford McBride
		McBride was a highly respected frontier preacher with ties to Barton W. Stone and reformer John Mulkey of Kentucky.
		Thomas McBride came under the teaching of B. Stone in Kentucky, moved to Missouri in 1816, and was the first Christian preacher who crossed the Mississippi River to preach the Bible alone as the basis of Christian union.
		The deceased was born in Virginia in 1777, and emigrated to Oregon from Missouri in 1847.
	ncbible.org /nwh/ProMcBrideTC.html (2950 words)

	Beers: McBride p. 1292
		James McBride (the grandfather) left the Emerald Isle in early manhood, and coming to Washington county, Penn., settled near Miller's run, on some land which legally belonged to George Washington.
		James McBride was married in Washington county to Miss Sarah Sprowls, and they settled on the farm in a small house which had been previously erected, but which was afterward burned by the Indians while the family were on a visit to their old home.
		McBride passed his entire life on the home farm, engaged in general agriculture and stock raising, proving an enterprising and progressive man. In his political affiliations he was a Democrat.
	www.chartiers.com /beers-project/articles/mcbride-1292.html (587 words)

	Temple Times: James McBride at Temple
		James McBride (left) stands with (from second to left) Robin First, development director at School of Social Administration; SSA Dean Larry D. Icard; and James Kelch, SSA professor emeritus at the first Beverly Gail Barnes Kelch Memorial Lecture.
		In an hourlong discussion before the music, McBride talked about aspects of his life that inspired him to write his novel and the risks he took in leaving his career as a journalist to become a musician and a writer.
		McBride’s visit, co-sponsored by the School of Social Administration and the College of Education, was the first event for the Beverly Gail Barnes Kelch Memorial Lecture Series Fund.
	www.temple.edu /temple_times/9-30-04/mcbride.html (359 words)

	The Color of Water, by James McBride
		James McBride, journalist, musician and son, explores his mother's past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and powerful debut, The Color Of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother.
		The son of a fl minister and a woman who would not admit she was white, James McBride grew up in "orchestrated chaos" with his eleven siblings in the poor, all-fl projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn.
		As a young man, McBride saw his mother as a source of embarrassment, worry, and confusion—and reached thirty before he began to discover the truth about her early life and long-buried pain.
	www.covenantbookstore.com /coofwabyjamc.html (420 words)

	Penguin Reading Guides \| The Color of Water \| James McBride
		U.S. James McBride grew up one of twelve siblings in the all-fl housing projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn, the son of a fl minister and a woman who would not admit she was white.
		The object of McBride's constant embarrassment, and his continuous fear for her safety, his mother was an inspiring figure, who through sheer force of will saw her dozen children through college, and many through graduate school.
		McBride was an adult before he discovered the truth about his mother: the daughter of a failed itinerant Orthodox rabbi in rural Virginia, she had run away to Harlem, married a fl man, and founded an all-fl Baptist church in her living room in Red Hook.
	www.penguinputnam.com /static/rguides/us/color_of_water.html (824 words)

	Powells.com Interviews - James McBride
		James McBride's debut stands as one of the most acclaimed and treasured family narratives in contemporary literature; seven years after its publication, the story continues to find and astonish new readers by the tens of thousands.
		McBride: It would be nice if we redefined what we meant by "war story." If you're making $15,000-a-year living in a certain area of Portland, trying to make it with three kids and no husband, that's a kind of war.
		McBride: No, by and large, with the exception of a few knuckleheads, my mother was not only accepted in the fl community but also respected and admired by fl mothers.
	www.powells.com /authors/mcbride.html (3653 words)

	GradeSaver: ClassicNote: Biography of James McBride
		James McBride was born in 1957, the eighth of twelve children.
		McBride was raised in Brooklyn's Red Hook housing projects, and received a degree in music composition from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, in Ohio.
		McBride is currently a Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at New York University, and lives in South Nyack, New York, with his wife and two daughters.
	www.gradesaver.com /classicnotes/authors/about_james_mcbride.html (328 words)

	SparkNotes: The Color of Water: Context
		James McBride was born in 1957 to an African-American father and a Polish Jewish immigrant mother.
		While James was a bit young to fully understand the events of the 1960s, he experienced their impact through his older siblings.
		James McBride's methods of investigation and style of writing reflect his background as a journalist and musician.
	www.sparknotes.com /lit/colorofwater/context.html (497 words)

	About the Book: "The Color of Water" James McBride -- Reading Together 2005 -- Kalamzoo Public Library, Kalamazoo, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The object of McBride's constant embarrassment, and his continuous fear for her safety, Ruth McBride Jordan was an inspiring figure, who through sheer force of will saw her dozen children through college.
		McBride was an adult before he discovered the truth about his mother: the daughter of a failed itinerant Orthodox rabbi in rural Virginia, she ran away to Harlem, married a fl man, and founded an all-fl Baptist church in her living room in Red Hook.
		Around her narrative, James McBride has written a powerful portrait of growing up, a meditation on race and identity, and a poignant, beautifully crafted hymn from a son to his mother.
	www.readingtogether.kpl.gov /about_book.aspx (281 words)

	James McBride - Penguin Group (USA) Authors - Penguin Group (USA)
		James McBride - Penguin Group (USA) Authors - Penguin Group (USA)
		Aside from his literary honors, McBride is the recipient of several awards for his work as a composer in musical theater, including the 1996 American Arts and Letters Richard Rodgers Award, the 1996 ASCAP Richard Rodgers Horizons Award, and the American Music Festival’s 1993 Stephen Sondheim Award.
		An accomplished saxophonist who has toured with renowned jazz singers and musicians, McBride is currently rehearsing his 12-piece jazz R&B band for a recording and a highly anticipated 2002 fall college tour in the United States.
	us.penguingroup.com /nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000010407,00.html (2721 words)

	Olive Cheney and James McBride of the Haun's Mill Massacre
		McBride raised up a little, Rogers returned and swore he would give him some more, for "he was a damned old Mormon anyhow" and struck him repeatedly over the head, which killed him.
		McBride was buried in a well, about a hundred yards northwest from the mill, together with fourteen others, who were murdered by the mob on the same day.
		James McBride says, "Harrison Severe and myself concluded to move to the more favorable appearing place, twelve miles to the north and west from Tooele." The afternoon of October 10, 1850, the two families made camp in a grove of willows.
	www.hannahdustin.com /mcbride.html (6970 words)

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		Wright McBride is the grandson of James McBride, The American Revolutionary patriot and soldier born August 17, 1756, at St. James-Goose Creek Parish (Charleston) South Carolina and died June 11, 1808.
		The biographical account of the Wright McBride family of war participants during World Wars I and II is to exemplify the family patriotism from the American Revolution with the Civil War as a pivot point of honor and loyalty.
		There were grandsons of Ann and Wright McBride whom fought in both World War I and World War II from the same parental family entity of sons born to Ann and Wright McBride which consisted of the Hiram Albertus McBride family, the Henry Wright McBride family and the Walton Andrew McBride family.
	gen.1starnet.com /civilwar/mcbridew.htm (2895 words)

	Daily Home - The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride: a review by Marianne Moates
		When young James was trying to sort out his life, his strange family and his feelings about where he fit in, he questioned his mother about God.
		James was the eighth child, and took her advice to heart, even when he felt powerless at the hands of older, bigger siblings who tickled, tormented, and irritated him.
		James often wished his family could be like the television series, "Father Knows Best." James's father did not go to work in a suit and tie, and he certainly didn't return home at night to a neat and orderly household.
	www.dailyhome.com /lifestyle/2003/dh-living-0114-0-3a13r0716.htm (524 words)

	Releases :: James McBride Jazz Ensemble to perform at Moravian
		McBride is an accomplished saxophonist and composer who has toured with renowned jazz singers and musicians.
		McBride is also the recipient of several awards for his work as a composer in musical theater, including the 1996 American Arts and Letters Richard Rodgers Award, the 1996 ASCAP Richard Rodgers Horizons Award, and the American Music Festival's 1993 Stephen Sondheim Award.
		McBride is a graduate of New York City public schools.
	www.moravian.edu /news/releases/2003/005.htm (351 words)

	Olive Mehitable Cheney and James McBride
		James Dayley, William Pope with their families, and sister Mary Biddlecome and her children, were left to follow on as soon as possible.
		Catherine Mehetable McBride, daughter of James and Olive Mehetable McBride, was born November 20, 1862, in Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah.
		Arminta Malinda McBride, daughter of James and Marion Louisa McBride, was born Sept 22, 1864, in Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah.
	www.hannahdustin.com /olive_mehitable_cheney.html (12682 words)

	BookPage Interview February 2002: James McBride
		Like other gifted writers of his generation, James McBride has the enviable capacity to enlarge and complicate his readers' understanding of what it means to be human.
		McBride, who delivered a beautifully nuanced portrait of racial relations in his memoir The Color of Water, brings the same humanity and understanding to his exploration of the complicated relationships between fl soldiers and their white commanders in this novel.
		According to McBride, the two military campaigns his four protagonists participate in have been viewed as failures by military historians because fl soldiers cut and ran, refused to fight or became disorganized.
	www.bookpage.com /0202bp/james_mcbride.html (1014 words)

	Kentucky Author Forum presents James McBride
		James McBride, journalist and jazz musician, will be guest of the Kentucky Author Forum on April 25, 2001 in Louisville.
		McBride is a graduate of Oberlin College and Columbia School of Journalism.
		The Kentucky Author Forum series is produced by Mary Moss Greenebaum and sponsored by the University of Louisville in cooperation with Hawley-Cooke Booksellers; Brown-Forman Corp.; Bittners of Louisville; WFPL, Louisville's NPR Station for News; The Courier-Journal; KET, the Kentucky Network; and the Kentucky Center for the Arts.
	kaf.louisville.edu /mcbride (746 words)

	MPR Books - "Miracle at St. Anna" by James McBride
		McBride's book tells the story of one of the fl regiments fighting through Tuscany during WWII.
		Inspired by a historical incident that took place in the village of St. Anna di Stazzema in Tuscany and by the experiences of the famed Buffalo Soldiers of the 92nd Division in Italy during World War 11, Miracle at St. Anna is a singular evocation of war, cruelty, passion, heroism, and love.
		James McBride is an award-winning writer and musician.
	www.mpr.org /www/books/titles/mcbride_miracleatstanna.shtml (299 words)

	Printed Matter -- James McBride -- Page
		McBride's book is devoted to an exploration of his mother's life - she being the daughter of a fl-hating Jewish rabbi - and her marriages to two fl men.
		McBride read this section aloud: "My brothers and sisters were my best friends but when it came to food they were my enemies.
		McBride has been surprised at one aspect of the book's reception.
	dcn.davis.ca.us /go/gizmo/mcbride.html (748 words)

	The McBride's of Orange County, Indiana
		Isaiah McBRIDE, brother of James McBRIDE, uncle of Isaiah McBRIDE, was born Sept.
		McBride is survived by two sons and six daughters, Charles E. McBride of Alpine, Mich.; Mrs.
		THOMAS MCBRIDE is a native of this county, and was born April 19, 1842, being one of twenty-one children of James and Mary (Williams) McBride.
	www.chancesr.com /Genealogy/mcbride.htm (5674 words)

	Temple University \| Office of Communications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		McBride, the author of The Color of Water, Mayor John Street's choice for the 2004 One Book, One Philadelphia program, will showcase his literary and musical talents at a presentation at Temple University's Tomlinson Theater on Main Campus, 1301 W. Norris St., at 7:30 p.m.
		Ruth McBride Jordan, his mother and the matriarch in The Color of Water, was a student of James Kelch's and received a bachelor's degree in social work from Temple in 1986 at age 65.
		McBride's lecture is open to the public and free, but attendees are encouraged to make a donation to the Kelch lecture fund.
	www.temple.edu /news_media/tb0409_058.html (565 words)

	Miracle at St. Anna
		JAMES McBRIDE: Fiction makes your dreams come true, and, as a writer, fiction allows you to delve into the area of miracles.
		JAMES McBRIDE: When I was about 10 years old, my Uncle Henry used to sit in my father’s parlor and tell yarns about the war in Italy and how the Italians loved the Negro.
		JAMES McBRIDE: No, there are some unpleasant things, and some of the language is strong.
	www.cbn.com /700club/guests/interviews/St_Anna_022004.asp?option=print (720 words)

	Summer Reading Program-About the Author (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		James has written songs (music and lyrics) for Anita Baker, Grover Washington, Jr., Gary Burton, Silver Burdett Textbooks (Simon and Schuster), and for the PBS television character "Barney." James is a graduate of New York City public schools.
		McBride is currently writing a new novel set in Italy, an introduction for a collection of photographs, and a CD of original songs.
		For more information on James McBride's work as an author and as a musician, visit his web site , where you'll find MP3 files for two of his musical compositions.
	www.cl.psu.edu /sreads/tcow/tcow5.htm (315 words)

	Amazon.com: The Color of Water : A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		James McBride gives us a wonderful memoir of himself and his mother, a Polish immigrant and Orthodox Jew, a daughter of a tyrannical rabbi father and timid, crippled mother, who dared to ask for something more of this life.
		James McBride has made his book into a tribute by not only telling his life story and hardships, but by also telling his mother's hardships and what she had to live through.
		James was born into a very uncommon and povert stricken family.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1573225789?v=glance (2626 words)

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