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From The Corrupt Few To The Incompetent Many: Questionable Causes And Unintended Effects Of The Direct Election Of Senators, Christopher Hoebeke Jul 1995

From The Corrupt Few To The Incompetent Many: Questionable Causes And Unintended Effects Of The Direct Election Of Senators, Christopher Hoebeke

Christopher H Hoebeke

, August 31-September 3, 1995.

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Getting The Facts Straight: New Views Of Mexico And Its Peoples In Recently Adopted U.S. History Textbooks In Texas, Linda K. Salvucci Oct 1992

Getting The Facts Straight: New Views Of Mexico And Its Peoples In Recently Adopted U.S. History Textbooks In Texas, Linda K. Salvucci

History Faculty Research

Every six years, the Texas State Board of Education holds public hearings as part of the complex process of "adopting" or approving primary and secondary school textbooks for free distribution to over 1,100 public school districts. Publishers vie to capture a share of this extremely large and lucrative market by placing their products in one of usually five approved slots in each subject category. The significance of the textbook approval process extends far beyond the borders of the Lone Star State, since sales of titles successful in Texas often soar nationwide as well. In an interesting coincidence, the commemoration of …

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Still The Long Journey: Thoughts Concerning The State Of Afro-American History, Charles Pete T. Banner-Haley Jun 1991

Still The Long Journey: Thoughts Concerning The State Of Afro-American History, Charles Pete T. Banner-Haley

Trotter Review

Now that Afro-American history is within the mainstream of scholarly discourse, it has become important to take a serious look at the contributions that the last three decades have produced. Of course, that would take more time than I have today, but it may be useful to talk of the latest developments and what they portend for future studies in the discipline and how they have affected my own research and thinking. The areas that I would like to look at today concern the revision of the recent past, the re-emphasis of the centrality of Afro-American history, and the evolving …

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A Late Report On The Ship "Hibernia" Captured By A French Privateer In The Year 1800, William L. Lucey S.J. Mar 1944

A Late Report On The Ship "Hibernia" Captured By A French Privateer In The Year 1800, William L. Lucey S.J.

History Department Faculty Scholarship

The Hibernia of Brstol, an American cargo ship, was captured by the privateer Jeune Creole in December of 1800. Over twenty years after the incident, the ship's owners were still seeking compensation. This article provides historical descriptions as well as a reprint of the memorial of claims presented by the shipowners to the commission appointed to hear their case.The shipowners never recovered their loss.

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Introductory Lecture To The Course Of Anatomy, Delivered In Jefferson Medical College, October 19th, 1849., Joseph Pancoast, Md Oct 1849

Introductory Lecture To The Course Of Anatomy, Delivered In Jefferson Medical College, October 19th, 1849., Joseph Pancoast, Md

Jefferson Medical College Opening Addresses

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Introductory Lecture To The Course Of The Practice Of Medicine, Delivered In Jefferson Medical College, October 16th, 1849., John K. Mitchell, Md Oct 1849

Introductory Lecture To The Course Of The Practice Of Medicine, Delivered In Jefferson Medical College, October 16th, 1849., John K. Mitchell, Md

Jefferson Medical College Opening Addresses

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Professor Meigs' Introductory Lecture Delivered In Jefferson Medical College Of Philadelphia, October 18, 1848., Charles D. Meigs, Md Oct 1848

Professor Meigs' Introductory Lecture Delivered In Jefferson Medical College Of Philadelphia, October 18, 1848., Charles D. Meigs, Md

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Lecture Introductory To The Course On The Practice Of Medicine In The Jefferson Medical College, Delivered November 2, 1847., John K. Mitchell, Md Nov 1847

Lecture Introductory To The Course On The Practice Of Medicine In The Jefferson Medical College, Delivered November 2, 1847., John K. Mitchell, Md

Jefferson Medical College Opening Addresses

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Memorandum And Account Book, Niklaus Dürst Dec 1844

Memorandum And Account Book, Niklaus Dürst

Swiss American Historical Society Review

For years Diirst's notebook has been archived at the Wisconsin State Historical Society in Madison. After Robert Elmer inspected it he provided a copy to Leo Schelbert who transcribed the difficult to read text and translated it literally. Urspeter Schelbert then revised the transcription, and the translation was adapted to his emendations. Italic numbers were added to each entry in the English translation for reference from the accompanying article on Durst' s trip to the United States.

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