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Full-Text Articles in History
Rhode Island's Greatest Natural Tragedy, Stephanie N. Blaine
Rhode Island's Greatest Natural Tragedy, Stephanie N. Blaine
Pell Scholars and Senior Theses
The infamous hurricane of 1938 accelerated the ongoing transformation of Rhode Island’s way of life.
Baird, Nancy Disher, B. 1935 (Sc 1880), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Baird, Nancy Disher, B. 1935 (Sc 1880), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1880. Diary kept by Nancy Disher Baird, Bowling Green, Kentucky of a sabbatical semester spent traveling and researching in southern Africa.
Cuba, U.S. Naval Blockade Of, Bert Chapman
Cuba, U.S. Naval Blockade Of, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides an overview and analysis of the U.S. naval blockade of Cuba during this conflict.
Ua94/6/1 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Western Kentucky University Small Collections, Wku Archives
Ua94/6/1 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Western Kentucky University Small Collections, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Small collections of personal papers and oral histories relating to the Western Kentucky University.
The Legacy Of Race Based Slavery In The United States, Jennifer Maloney
The Legacy Of Race Based Slavery In The United States, Jennifer Maloney
Pell Scholars and Senior Theses
Alexis de Tocqueville qualifies the race based slavery of the United States as the greatest evil in the history of man. Through the lens of Tocqueville, I will examine the origin, nature, and characteristics of the race based system of slavery that was born in colonial times up to the implementation of the Civil Rights movement of 1964. The focus of this presentation will be on the dramatic effect that climate and topography have on the development of regional character, and the accuracy of Tocqueville's predictions concerning the future of race relations in the United States.
Flame, Furnace, Fuel: Creating Kansas City In The Nineteenth Century, Twyla Dell
Flame, Furnace, Fuel: Creating Kansas City In The Nineteenth Century, Twyla Dell
Antioch University Dissertations & Theses
Though this work is a fuel and energy history of Kansas City from 1820 to 1920, it also provides a tool to describe and analyze fuel and energy transitions. The four parts follow the rise and fall of wood, coal and oil as their use grows to a peak and, in the case of wood, declines. The founding and growth of Kansas City as an “instant city” that grew from zero population to over three hundred twenty thousand in a hundred years embodies the increased use of fuels and energy in an urban setting and serves as a case study. …