John Steinbacher (1925-2015) was an author and investigative reporter. His controversial book The Child Seducers was an attack on the state of education in America during the 1960s.
John Steinbacher | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Adam Steinbacher October 18, 1925 |
| Died | October 9, 2015 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Reporter, author |
| Years active | 1960s to 2000s |
| Notable work | The Child Seducers, Wayfarers of Fate |
Background edit
He was born to Joseph Steinbacher and Catherine Matyok in Foley, Alabama on October 18, 1925.[1] He was educated at the Pacific University in Oregon.[2]
His book, The Child Seducers, was a best seller.[3]
Steinbacher had been a teacher in his time. For a decade he taught at Californian public schools until 1967. Then from 1967 to 1969, he had been a social worker for Los Angeles County Social Service.[citation needed] He had also been a newsman, radio announcer and author.[4] He was also a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, the American Medical Writers Association, and the American Society of Association Executives.[5] As a reporter he had worked for the Anaheim Bulletin. He also wrote a column for the paper, "School and Family". He was also a contributor to the monthly conservative newspaper, The Educator.[6]
In 1972, he wrote an article about John G. Schmitz, supportive of him, "Who Will Vote for Schmitz?" in the October 5 edition of the Kerrville Mountain Sun.[7] By 1974 he was the director of the National Justice Foundation.[8]
Sex education stance edit
In late March 1969, it was announced in The Los Angeles Times that the Parental Rights Committee (PRC) would pay for four speakers opposing family life education to come and speak. It was narrowed down to just one speaker, Steinbacher. He was scheduled to speak on Monday, March 31, at San Marino High School's theater.[9] At another event the following month, Steinbacher had criticized Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, saying that they were transmission belts for getting sex education into schools.[10]
Releases edit
Steinbacher was an outspoken critic of sex education in America, and the organization USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) in his book, The Child Seducers, which was published in 1970.[11] The book was critical of the sex education programs in America.[12] A record with the same title came out in 1969. It was produced by Anthony J. Hilder and Earl Stone for the World Christian Movement, and released on Hilder's American United label. In addition to Steinbacher's research for the album, the narration was provided by John Carradine.[13][14]
Discography edit
7" edit
- John Steinbacher - Communism - Fact Records R-2104
12" Albums edit
- John Steinbacher – It Comes Up Murder - American United AU-10x - 1967
- John Carradine – The Child Seducers - American United AU-14 - 1969
- John Steinbacher – Bitter Harvest: A Documentary Drama From The Explosive Best Selling Book - I.S. Productions for Orange Tree Press, Inc. - 1970[15]
Books edit
- It Comes Up Murder When the Obvious Become a Mystery - Carpenter's - 1967[16]
- Senator Robert Francis Kennedy, the Man, the Mysticism, the Murder - Impact Publishers - 1968[17]
- Bitter Harvest - Orange Tree Press - 1970[18]
- The Child Seducers - Educator Publishers - 1970[19] ISBN 978-0685415740
- John Schmitz and the American Party - Educator Publications - 1972[20]
- The Conspirators: Men Against God - Orange Tree Press - 1972[21]
- An Inward Stillness and an Inward Healing - Cancer Federation - 1981 ISBN B00071I1R6[22]
- Against all odds: The Cancer Federation's Triumphant History - 1993[23]
- The Seven Deadly Sins and Why We Love Them - Cancer Federation - 1994[24]
- Wayfarers of Fate: A Novel of the Spanish Civil War - Dorrance Publishing Company, Incorporated - 2006 - ISBN 0805970495, 9780805970494[25]
References edit
- ^ Press-Enterprise, Oct. 15, 2015 - John Steinbacher, 1925 - 2015 Obituary
- ^ Pacific University Oregon - Outstanding Alumni Service Award, Award Winner Profiles, John Steinbacher ’51
- ^ The Huffington Post, 06/18/2015 - Liberals and the (Not So) New Family Values by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
- ^ Rome News Tribune, September 25, 1974 - Page 1 ON EDUCATION, Steinbacher Sets Saturday Address
- ^ Four Women Against Cancer: Bacteria, Cancer, and the Origin of Life, By Alan Cantwell - Page 141 A note about John Steinbacher
- ^ The Tragedy of American School Reform: How Curriculum Politics and Entrenched Dilemmas Have Diverted Us from Democracy, Ronald W. Evans - Page 121 The MACOS Controversy and Beyond
- ^ Kerrville Mountain Sun, Thursday, October 5, 1972 - Page 2 Who Will Vote for Schmitz?
- ^ Rome News Tribune, September 25, 1974 - Page 1 ON EDUCATION, Steinbacher Sets Saturday Address
- ^ The Los Angeles Times, Sunday, March 30, 1969 - Page 479
- ^ The Los Angeles Times, Thursday, April 24, 1969 - Page 194
- ^ The Malthusian Moment: Global Population Growth and the Birth of American Environmentalism, By Thomas Robertson - Page 212
- ^ The Tragedy of American School Reform: How Curriculum Politics and Entrenched Dilemmas Have Diverted Us from Democracy, Ronald W. Evands - Page 121 The MACOS Controversy and Beyond
- ^ Discogs - John Steinbacher, M.A.*, John Carradine – The Child Seducers
- ^ WorldCat - The child seducers
- ^ Discogs - John Steinbacher
- ^ WorldCat - It comes up murder when the obvious become a mystery
- ^ National Library of Australia - Robert Francis Kennedy, the man, the mysticism, the murder, by John Steinbacher
- ^ Classroom Wars: Language, Sex, and the Making of Modern Political Culture, By Natalia Mehlman Petrzela - Page 293 Bibliography
- ^ Classroom Wars: Language, Sex, and the Making of Modern Political Culture, By Natalia Mehlman Petrzela - Page 293 Bibliography
- ^ WorldCat - John Schmitz and the American Party
- ^ The Open Mind: Cold War Politics and the Sciences of Human Nature, By Jamie Cohen-Cole - Page 334 Notes to pages 242 - 244
- ^ OnlineDrugTest.info - An inward stillness and an inward healing:
- ^ Amazon - results for Books : "John Steinbacher"
- ^ WorldCat - The seven deadly sins and why we love them
- ^ Google Books - Wayfarers of Fate: The Epic Novel of the Spanish Civil War