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Fortifications Of St Eustatius: An Archaeological And Historical Study Of Defense In The Caribbean, Bryan Paul Howard Jan 1991

Fortifications Of St Eustatius: An Archaeological And Historical Study Of Defense In The Caribbean, Bryan Paul Howard

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Stretching The Chains: Runaway Slaves In South Carolina And Jamaica, Jan Mark Williams Jan 1991

Stretching The Chains: Runaway Slaves In South Carolina And Jamaica, Jan Mark Williams

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Breadnut Island Pen: Thomas Thistlewood's Jamaican Provisioning Estate, 1767-1768, Amy B. Kowalski Jan 1991

Breadnut Island Pen: Thomas Thistlewood's Jamaican Provisioning Estate, 1767-1768, Amy B. Kowalski

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No abstract provided.


Middlesex County, New Jersey Gravestones 1687-1799: Shadows Of A Changing Culture., Richard Francis Veit Jan 1991

Middlesex County, New Jersey Gravestones 1687-1799: Shadows Of A Changing Culture., Richard Francis Veit

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Ceramics From 44jc298: A N Undocumented Late-Eighteenth Century Domestic Site, James City County, Virginia, Esther Celeste White Jan 1991

The Ceramics From 44jc298: A N Undocumented Late-Eighteenth Century Domestic Site, James City County, Virginia, Esther Celeste White

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No abstract provided.


The Appellate Question: A Comparative Analysis Of Supreme Courts Of Appeal In Virginia And Louisiana, 1776-1840, Mark F. Fernandez Jan 1991

The Appellate Question: A Comparative Analysis Of Supreme Courts Of Appeal In Virginia And Louisiana, 1776-1840, Mark F. Fernandez

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This dissertation examines the processes that created supreme courts of appeal in Virginia and Louisiana and challenges the traditional view of Louisiana as an anomaly in the American judicial system. Comparison of the development of the Supreme Court of Louisiana to that of Virginia reveals important similarities in judicial practices and procedures, legal theory, and the role the courts played in the early political development of each state. In every area, the two states shared important intellectual and historical experiences.;In order to investigate the creation of these jurisdictions, this dissertation examines the political climate of both states; the background, education, …


Town Development In The Colonial Backcountry: Virginia And North Carolina, Christopher E. Hendricks Jan 1991

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 …


The Equipment Of The Virginia Soldier In The American Revolution, Andrew John Gallup Jan 1991

The Equipment Of The Virginia Soldier In The American Revolution, Andrew John Gallup

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


An Archipelago Of Coal Pits: Predicting Archeological Features In The Richmond, Virginia Coalfield, Jacqueline Louise Hernigle Jan 1991

An Archipelago Of Coal Pits: Predicting Archeological Features In The Richmond, Virginia Coalfield, Jacqueline Louise Hernigle

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Gaheriet To Gareth: Gareth And Unity In Malory's "Le Morte D'Arthur", Linda Stearns Beaulieu Jan 1991

Gaheriet To Gareth: Gareth And Unity In Malory's "Le Morte D'Arthur", Linda Stearns Beaulieu

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A Proud Crow In A Pigeon's Nest: The Independent Zora Neale Hurston In "Mules And Men", Olivia T. Lo Jan 1991

A Proud Crow In A Pigeon's Nest: The Independent Zora Neale Hurston In "Mules And Men", Olivia T. Lo

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Freedom And Association In The Poetry Of Robert Frost, Adrian Marcus Thirkell Jan 1991

Freedom And Association In The Poetry Of Robert Frost, Adrian Marcus Thirkell

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Senator Harry F Byrd And The New Deal Reform Policy In Virginia, 1933-1938, Chitose Sato Jan 1991

Senator Harry F Byrd And The New Deal Reform Policy In Virginia, 1933-1938, Chitose Sato

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Smallpox, The Continental Army, And General Washington, Fritz Hirschfeld Jan 1991

Smallpox, The Continental Army, And General Washington, Fritz Hirschfeld

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.