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The Public Career Of Maurice Hudson Thatcher, Randy Ream
The Public Career Of Maurice Hudson Thatcher, Randy Ream
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The public career of Maurice Hudson Thatcher was wedded to one of the most interesting epochs in Kentucky history and Kentucky politics. From 1895, with his election as county clerk of Butler County, to his defeat for the United States Senate in 1932, Maurice Thatcher was intimately involved in almost every statewide political campaign. He participated in the rise of the Republican party to a point where it was a definite force in state politics and won almost as many statewide races as it lost. He also participated in the party’s relegation to minority status with the advent of the …
Thomas Jefferson And The West, Denise Baker
Thomas Jefferson And The West, Denise Baker
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
From his childhood on the fringe of the Virginia frontier until his years of retirement at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson displayed a special interest in the vast expanse of land stretching westward. The land provided the ideal place for the expansion of Jefferson’s dream of an American empire for liberty. He viewed the continent as the home of an agrarian nation living under the principles of democracy.
Chapter one is introductory in nature, linking Jefferson’s ideals to his interest in the West. Chapter two concentrates on his early contributions to the West. Emphasis is placed on land speculation, the western land …
Ua64/25/5/4 Scrapbook, Wku Army Rotc
Ua64/25/5/4 Scrapbook, Wku Army Rotc
Student Organizations
Scrapbook regarding WKU Army ROTC for the school year 1980-1981, includes articles regarding: Fred LaRoque, Iranian hostages, mountaineering, Gary Berger and Tommy Lancaster.