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Irish-America And The Ulster Conflict, 1968-1995, Andrew J. Wilson
Irish-America And The Ulster Conflict, 1968-1995, Andrew J. Wilson
Dissertations
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The Irish Police, 1836-1914 : A Social History, Brian Griffin
The Irish Police, 1836-1914 : A Social History, Brian Griffin
Dissertations
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"In The Hollow Lotus-Land": Discord, Order, And The Emergence Of Stability In Early Bermuda, 1609-1623, Matthew R. Laird
"In The Hollow Lotus-Land": Discord, Order, And The Emergence Of Stability In Early Bermuda, 1609-1623, Matthew R. Laird
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
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The Politicization Of Maternal Care: The Lawrence Textile Strike Of 1912, Mary-Beth Moylan
The Politicization Of Maternal Care: The Lawrence Textile Strike Of 1912, Mary-Beth Moylan
Honors Papers
The Progressive era saw a series of social reforms and mass movements for better living and working conditions. Middle-class women emerged as the "housekeepers" of the public arena. Women like Jane Addams started these trends and acted as benevolent organizers for the immigrant people, who were entering the United States only to find crowded conditions and hostile cities. Strikes over dangerous work environments became pressing concerns. A history of related actions began to develop with the Triangle Fire disaster in New York City, the Lawrence strike in Massachusetts, and then the strikes in the mid-teens in Passaic and Patterson, New …
Town Development In The Colonial Backcountry: Virginia And North Carolina, Christopher E. Hendricks
Town Development In The Colonial Backcountry: Virginia And North Carolina, Christopher E. Hendricks
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The backcountry of colonial Virginia and North Carolina saw a process of urbanization during the third quarter of the eighteenth century uniquely shaped by a large-scale migration from colonies to the north, aided by the westward extension of local government. This rapid development did not lead to the creation of a hierarchical economic system of central places, but rather linear networks shaped by the geography of the region. Ironically, this phenomenon occurred in an area of two American colonies usually considered to be devoid of towns.;This dissertation is a study of twenty-eight towns established from 1744 to 1776 in the …
Breadnut Island Pen: Thomas Thistlewood's Jamaican Provisioning Estate, 1767-1768, Amy B. Kowalski
Breadnut Island Pen: Thomas Thistlewood's Jamaican Provisioning Estate, 1767-1768, Amy B. Kowalski
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
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