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Dorrite Prisoners Of War, Russell J. Desimone
Dorrite Prisoners Of War, Russell J. Desimone
Dorr Scholarship
Following two failed armed attempts in May and June 1842 by Thomas Wilson Dorr, the People’s governor, to establish the People’s government in Rhode Island, the opposing Charter government’s legislature enacted Martial Law throughout the state. During a period lasting several weeks forces allegiant to the Charter government and its governor, Samuel Ward King, commenced an all-out effort to arrest more than 260 pro-Dorr citizens. Some of Dorr’s followers fled the state to avoid arrest but those arrested appeared before a commission formed to interrogate the prisoners. Listed here are the actual accounts of each interrogation providing the reader with …
American History I: Colonial Period To Civil War (Gordon State College), J. Franklin Williamson, Thomas Aiello
American History I: Colonial Period To Civil War (Gordon State College), J. Franklin Williamson, Thomas Aiello
History Open Textbooks
This text from Dr. Franklin Williamson and Dr. Tom Aiello from Gordon State University contains all modular text content used in the LMS implementation of their American History I (HIST 2111) courses. American History 1 covers topics ranging from the colonial period to the Civil War.
The text was created under an Affordable Learning Georgia G2C Pilot Grant, taking place from Spring 2018 until Fall 2019. Topics include:
- The Colonial South / The Colonial North
- 18th Century Colonial Life
- American Revolution
- Jeffersonian Era
- Slavery and Southern Life
- Western Expansion
- Sectional Conflict
- American Civil War
South Kingstown’S Own: A Biographical Sketch Of Isaac Peace Rodman Brigadier General, Robert E. Gough
South Kingstown’S Own: A Biographical Sketch Of Isaac Peace Rodman Brigadier General, Robert E. Gough
Special Collections (Miscellaneous)
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Myths And Symbols Of The American Nation, Francoise Le Jeune Pr
Myths And Symbols Of The American Nation, Francoise Le Jeune Pr
Francoise LE JEUNE
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The Murderous Insanity Of Love: Sex, Madness, And The Law In The 19th Century, Russell M. Franks
The Murderous Insanity Of Love: Sex, Madness, And The Law In The 19th Century, Russell M. Franks
Russell M. Franks
The late 19th century was a time of dynamic change for the United States. High ideals, progressive reform movements, accelerated industrial expansion, explosive immigration rates, and an increase in urban growth all characterized the Gilded Age of America.
This paper will examine the factors and social conditions that revolutionized how abnormal sexual and gender behavior was interpreted as insanity in and out of the courtroom during this Gilded Age.
Memoir Of The Indian Wars, John Stuart