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George Engelmann’S Barometer: Measuring Civil War America From St. Louis, Adam Arenson
George Engelmann’S Barometer: Measuring Civil War America From St. Louis, Adam Arenson
Adam Arenson
In the Civil War Era, German-American botanist George Engelmann regularly measured St. Louis's pressure and temperature--both literally, as a scientist, and figuratively, in his observations on the nation's politics. This essay uses this doubling to explore the place of St. Louis within Civil War America.
More Than Just A Prize: The Civil War And The West, Adam Arenson
More Than Just A Prize: The Civil War And The West, Adam Arenson
Adam Arenson
How to unify the insights of the history of the Civil War Era and the study of the American West.
How Research Blogging Improves Urban History, Adam Arenson
How Research Blogging Improves Urban History, Adam Arenson
Adam Arenson
This article explains why researchers should maintain a research blog for a project in development, especially if it is an urban-history or preservation issue.
Review Of Empire’S Edge: American Society In Nome, Alaska 1898-1934 By Preston Jones Pacific Historical Review 77.2 (May 2008), 330-332., Adam Arenson
Adam Arenson
Ansel Adams’S Eucalyptus Tree, Fort Ross: Nature, Photography, And The Search For California, Adam Arenson
Ansel Adams’S Eucalyptus Tree, Fort Ross: Nature, Photography, And The Search For California, Adam Arenson
Adam Arenson
The Role Of The Nossa Senhora Aparecida Festival In Creating Brazilian American Community, Adam Arenson
The Role Of The Nossa Senhora Aparecida Festival In Creating Brazilian American Community, Adam Arenson
Adam Arenson
Once a year, the Brazilians who live in the Boston area come together at St. Anthony Church in Cambridge to celebrate the festival of Nossa Senhora Aparecida (Our Lady who has Appeared), view the statue of the Virgin Mary that has brought miracles to the people of Brazil, and honor to this patroness. The festival, attended by hundreds, is primarily religious but also seems to have important cultural aspects. Is there a Brazilian community? If so, what role does this festival play? The researcher attended the festival in 1997, providing questionnaires in Portuguese and English, taking photographs, and arranging to …