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History Of Fort Pembina 1870-1895, William D. Thomson
History Of Fort Pembina 1870-1895, William D. Thomson
Theses and Dissertations
The unsettled status of the Red River Valley during the 1860's made inevitable the establishment of a military post near the 49th Parallel. The Minnesota Uprising in 1862 caused a band of Sioux Indians, responsible for the massacre, to flee to Canada to escape punishment by the military. In 1863, a hastily organized battalion established a temporary fort at Pembina to capture the renegades. After accomplishing its mission, the battalion abandoned the post in 1864.
With the end of the Civil War, people looked to the frontier for fertile lands to settle; but the Indian threat kept them out …
The Nonpartisan League : A Quest Of Community, Leonard Wentz
The Nonpartisan League : A Quest Of Community, Leonard Wentz
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this thesis is the examination and appraisal of the rise and decline of the Nonpartisan League as a mass movement in North Dakota. Previous interpretations have been mostly economic in nature. This study interprets the League members I situation from the socio-psychological view. This thesis will attempt to show the editorial directions of leading newspapers with regard to the agrarian situation from 1916 to 1920.
The procedure involved a study of the sociological conditions of the North Dakota farmers before they accepted the Nonpartisan League ideology. The Nonpartisan Leader's editorial policy was viewed to show its interpretation …