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Casualty Of War : The Governorship Of Beriah Magoffin, 1859-1862., Robert William Goebel 1981-
Casualty Of War : The Governorship Of Beriah Magoffin, 1859-1862., Robert William Goebel 1981-
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This thesis seeks to understand Beriah Magoffin as Governor of Kentucky. Adding to the work begun by Michael T. Dues and Lowell H. Harrison during the 1960s and 1970s, this thesis fleshes out a man little studied in history. It addresses several questions: Who was Governor Beriah Magoffin and what type of leader was he? Answering these questions, this thesis provides Magoffin as a mediocre leader who unsuccessfully tried to prevent civil war through compromise, neutrality, and obstruction. Moreover, Magoffin was a complex man with complex principles that guided his actions and eventually ruined his governorship. Magoffin believed in state's …
Bistro Girls, Vanessa Blakeslee
Bistro Girls, Vanessa Blakeslee
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Bistro Girls is an interconnected collection of short stories focusing on characters whose lives intertwine in the affluent Floridian town of Bellamy Park. In "Bistro Girls of Bellamy Park," a senior at a privileged college struggles to confront an old friend who has slipped into addiction. In "Bobby Blues," two women's stifling situations with live-in boyfriends give way to a small hope as Valerie casts aside her illusions and leaves to find a new apartment, temporarily freeing herself from the pattern of relying on a man. In these stories people wrestle with flawed concepts of personal identity that create outward …
Traveling Music (Original Writing), Dale M. Wood
Traveling Music (Original Writing), Dale M. Wood
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Abstract not available. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 44-04, page: 1608. Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 2005.