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Memory As Torchlight: Frederick Douglass And Public Memories Of The Haitian Revolution, James Lincoln
Memory As Torchlight: Frederick Douglass And Public Memories Of The Haitian Revolution, James Lincoln
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
The following explores how Frederick Douglass and others used public memories of the Haitian Revolution during the nineteenth century.
"Ruin And Desolation Scarcely Paralleled" : An Examination Of The Virginia Flood Of 1870’S Aftermath And Relief Efforts, Paula Fielding Green
"Ruin And Desolation Scarcely Paralleled" : An Examination Of The Virginia Flood Of 1870’S Aftermath And Relief Efforts, Paula Fielding Green
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
During the autumn of 1870, a massive flood engulfed parts of Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. The turbid waters claimed over 100 lives and left communities and residents along the James, Shenandoah, Potomac, Rappahannock, Anna, Rivanna, Maury, Middle, South, Staunton, Rockfish, Tye, and Pamunkey Rivers in varying states of distress. At least one quarter of Virginia was affected by the storm and subsequent flooding, making it significant to multiple areas of the State through the loss of life, property, and infrastructure.
This thesis examines the flooding event in detail through both a written thesis and website component. The written thesis …