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'Poetry That Does Not Die': Andrew Lang And Walter Scott’S 'Immortal' Antiquarianism, Lucy Wood

Studies in Scottish Literature

The late 19th century essayist Andrew Lang, born in the Scottish borders, shared with Walter Scott a passionate devotion for the Borders landscape, mapped and mediated by Scott’s fictions; in his introductions to the Border Edition of Scott's novels, Lang argued that, by “immortalising” national antiquities, Scott ensured that Scotland's geographical and architectural heritage would be preserved.

Review Of Participatory Heritage, Allyson E. Smally

Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies

This review of Participatory Heritage, edited by Henriette Roued-Cunliffe and Andrea Copeland, focuses on the book's relevance to the archives field. It highlights some of the chapters that will be most relevant to archivists, provides overviews and highlights of each of the book's three sections, discusses some of the main themes that come up throughout the book, and mentions a few strengths and drawbacks to the book’s approach. It addresses some ways the book relates to important topics in the archives field today and what areas of the field it has particular relevance for. The review concludes that Participatory …

Bringing History Into The Daily Conversation: An Interview With Professor Edward T. O’Donnell, Brett A. Cotter, Edward T. O'Donnell Ph.D. '86

Of Life and History

No abstract provided.

The Broadway Of War: How Theater Remembers The American Revolution, Campbell Loeber

Of Life and History

No abstract provided.

Of Life And History, Vol. 1 (May 2018)

Of Life and History

No abstract provided.

Evangelizing For The American Way: The Professed Mission Of Harding Under George S. Benson’S Presidency, Laren Houstoun

Tenor of Our Times

No abstract provided.

The Winter War: Its Causes And Effects, Ethan D. Beck

Channels: Where Disciplines Meet

The Russo-Finnish War of 1939-1940, also known as the Winter War, forms a curious portion of World War II history that bears further study. Occurring during the “Phony War”—the period of calm following Hitler’s invasion of Poland—the Winter War offers a glimpse into the attitudes of the major powers as the growing necessity of the coming war becomes increasingly clear during 1939 and 1940. Specifically, the Winter War provides insight into Soviet imperialism and its concerns over German aggression, and forms a crucial portion of the German decision to invade Russia in the summer of 1941. Without consideration of the …

A Century Of National Park Conflict: Class, Geography, And The Changing Values Of Conservation Discourse In Maine, Adam Auerback

Maine History

Conservation interests have been promoting the creation of a national park in Maine’s North Woods for over one hundred years. Past park proposals featured Mt. Katahdin, the Allagash River, and the greater North Woods region, and each inspired fierce debate amongst Mainers. Most recently, Maine’s North Woods have been gripped by a fervent debate surrounding a proposal by Elliotsville Plantation, Inc. to create a small national park to the east of Baxter State Park. What can the national park controversies of northern Maine’s past teach us about the most recent debate? In northern Maine, the national park controversies played out …

On A Burning Deck: An Oral History Of The Great Migration

Jackson Purchase Historical Society Journal Archive

On a Burning Deck: An Oral History of the Great Migration

Tom Jones

The Jackson Purchase: A Dramatic Chapter In Southern Indian Policy And Relations

Jackson Purchase Historical Society Journal Archive

The Jackson Purchase: A Dramatic Chapter in Southern Indian Policy and Relations

Thomas D. Clark

Assessing Russia’S “Zero Sum Game”: Tennessee Congressman John Tanner And The Presidency Of The Nato Parliamentary Assembly

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Assessing Russia’s “Zero Sum Game”: Tennessee Congressman John Tanner and the Presidency of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

Brian K. Clardy

African American Troops In Far West Kentucky During The Civil War: Recruitment And Service Of The Fourth U.S. Heavy Artillery Colored

Jackson Purchase Historical Society Journal Archive

African American Troops in Far West Kentucky during the Civil War: Recruitment and Service of the Fourth U.S. Heavy Artillery Colored

William H. Mulligan, Jr.

Book Reviews

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Book Reviews:

The Historic Reelfoot Lake Region: An Early History of the People and Places of Western Obion and Present Day Lake County by David G. Hayes

Bobbie Bryant

The Wild World of the Jackson Purchase by Richard Dwayne Parker

Melissa Webb Earnest

Tariff Wars and the Politics of Jacksonian America by William K. Bolt

Jonathan Dunning

For Slavery and Union: Benjamin Buckner and Kentucky Loyalties in the Civil War by Patrick A. Lewis.

Stephen Powell

On A Burning Deck, The Road to Akron: An Oral History of the Great Migration, Vol. 1, and On A Burning Deck, …

Meetings Of The Jackson Purchase Historical Society, 2017-2018 & Editor’S Remarks

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Meetings of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society, 2017-2018

Editor's Remarks

Jackson Purchase Historical Society Journal Archive

Editor's Remarks

James S. Humphreys

Captain Thomas Jones Gregory, Guerrilla Hunter

Jackson Purchase Historical Society Journal Archive

Captain Thomas Jones Gregory, Guerrilla Hunter

Berry Craig and Dieter Ullrich

The Dark Past Of Rhode Island In New Light, Yulyana Torres, Marcus Nevius

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

No abstract provided.