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Ellsworth, Kansas : The History Of A Frontier Town, 1854-1885, John Choitz
Ellsworth, Kansas : The History Of A Frontier Town, 1854-1885, John Choitz
Master's Theses
Frontier towns have developed along the same pattern. First, a lawless element ruled the locality with its threat of sudden death. Dead men, carried out with their boots on, gave mute proof to the skeptical that such threats were not idly given. Next, enterprising citizens, organizing in the dead of the night, brought some respect for decency and order by swinging one end of a rope over a projecting limb of a cottonwood tree and knotting the other end around the neck of a lawless ringleader. Then justice courts and law officers were introduced as the civilized - though many …
The Community Of The Dominican Sisters Of Great Bend, Kansas, 1902- 1941, M. Theodosia Tockert
The Community Of The Dominican Sisters Of Great Bend, Kansas, 1902- 1941, M. Theodosia Tockert
Master's Theses
This thesis is a detailed history of the lives of the first Dominican Sisters at Great Bend, Kansas. Includes photographs and biographies of the women who served at the mission.
History Of Gosper County, Nebraska, William Main
History Of Gosper County, Nebraska, William Main
Master's Theses
This thesis is a history of Gosper County, Nebraska, from the time of the first authentic journey across the country until the present time.
Virginia During The Spotswood Era, Garland D. Haddock
Virginia During The Spotswood Era, Garland D. Haddock
Master's Theses
The Spotswood era is important not because of the significance of the individual events of the period but for its influence in mould ing and fostering the ideas of democracy and freedom that caused the American War for Independence.
The Community Of Mullinville, Kansas (1870-1900), Marilla A. Alford
The Community Of Mullinville, Kansas (1870-1900), Marilla A. Alford
Master's Theses
In this thesis I have attempted to preserve the heritage of the pioneers for the coming generations of the Mullinville Community . I have closed the main body of the thesis with the year 1900 because I feel that the last forty years are too close to the present to be discussed without prejudice and that the lives of my own family have been too closely connected with the history of the community for me to take an unbiased attitude. I trust that sometime later someone will pick up this history where I have left off and add more to …
The Naval Policy Of The United States, 1919-1931, Lillian Ruth Nelson
The Naval Policy Of The United States, 1919-1931, Lillian Ruth Nelson
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
The Sisters Of Charity Of The Blessed Virgin Mary And Their Schools In Chicago, 1867-1940, Mary Anna Rose Callan
The Sisters Of Charity Of The Blessed Virgin Mary And Their Schools In Chicago, 1867-1940, Mary Anna Rose Callan
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
The Social Spirit Of The Age Of Louis Xiv: 1650 - 1714, Edward Joseph Lally
The Social Spirit Of The Age Of Louis Xiv: 1650 - 1714, Edward Joseph Lally
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.