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Review Of Breathing In The Fullness Of Time By William Kloefkorn, David Pichaske

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

The central metaphor in this final installment of Nebraska State Poet Bill Kloefkorn's four-part celebration of life in the Great Plains is air. Whereas his three previous memoirs- water, fire, and earth-explored childhood and adolescent memories, Kloefkorn here focuses mainly on adult experiences in college and the Marine Corps, teaching English at Nebraska Wesleyan, classroom adventures as a poet-in-residence, and his celebrated victory in the North Platte, Nebraska, hog-calling contest. Time and tradition are central concerns in this book, as is desire-in football and marriage, in writing poetry and being a good Marine or hog caller, in overcoming adversities like …

Review Of Passion And Preferences: William Jennings Bryan And The 1896 Democratic National Convention By Richard Franklin Bensel, Raymond D. Screws

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

Richard Franklin Bensel offers a masterful inspection of William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech and the 1896 Democratic National Convention. As Bensel demonstrates, this convention, held in the newly finished Coliseum in Chicago, was a watershed in American political history. Southern and western Democratic leaders, including those from the Great Plains, wrested the power of the party from "the patricians of the East"; the soft money men, or silver supporters, defeated the gold or hard money Democrats. Bryan did not alter this course, but his "Cross of Gold" speech, one of the most famous orations in American political history, …

To The Ice: George Bird Grinnell's 1887 Ascent Of Grinnell Glacier, Richard Vaughan

Articles by Maurer Faculty

This article discusses a climbing expedition undertaken by U.S. conservationist George Bird Grinnell to ascend what would come to be known as Grinnell Glacier in Montana. Grinnell’s efforts to establish Glacier National Park are detailed. Grinnell’s previously unpublished descriptions of the glacier and its surrounding area are analyzed by the author.

The Price Of Conflict: War, Taxes, And The Politics Of Fiscal Citizenship, Ajay K. Mehrotra

Articles by Maurer Faculty

Since 2003 American political leaders and lawmakers have been committed to the simultaneous pursuit of tax cuts and military excursions abroad. Just a few decades ago, when military hawks were also deficit hawks, such a position would have seemed incongruous. This essay reviews, War and Taxes, a provocative and fascinating new book that seeks to explain the apparent dissonance of recent American wartime tax policy. In contrast to conventional wisdom which presumes that wartime patriotism has always and everywhere trumped self-interest, War and Taxes shows that the history of U.S. wartime taxation is not quite such a heroic tale. By …

Women In Antebellum Alachua County, Florida, Herbert Joseph O'Shields

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role and status of women in Alachua County, Florida, from 1821 through 1860. The secondary literature suggests that women throughout America had virtually no public role to play in antebellum society except in limited circumstances in some mature urban, commercial settings. The study reviewed U.S. Census materials, slave ownership records, and land ownership records as a means to examine the family structures, the mobility and persistence of persons and households, and the economic status of women, particularly including woman headed households. The study also examined laws adopted by the Florida legislative …

Stamper, George Washington, Sr. Book 2, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

Book 2 of the family history of George Washington Stamper, Sr. son of James W "Pewter John" and Sarah Sallie (Stamper) Stamper of Carter County, Kentucky.

Erwin - Misc. Book 1, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

Miscellaneous Book 1 of the genealogy of the Erwin family of Carter County, Kentucky.

Stamper, Sylvania Book 7, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

Book 7 of the family history of Sylvania Stamper, daughter of George Washington Stamper, Sr. and Catherine Dyer Stamper of Carter County, Kentucky.2010

Stamper, Asa, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

A family history of Asa Stamper, son of Dock Stamper and Ellen Taulbee Stamper, and his wife Treva Holliday Stamper of Carter County, Kentucky.

Stamper Family - Lawrence County, Ohio, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

A family history of the Stamper family of Lawrence County, Ohio.

Stamper, George Washington Sr. Book 4, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

Book 4 of the family history of George Washington Stamper, Sr. son of James W "Pewter John" and Sarah Sallie (Stamper) Stamper of Carter County, Kentucky.

Stamper, George Washington, Sr. Book 1, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

Book 1 of the family history of George Washington Stamper, Sr. son of James W "Pewter John" and Sarah Sallie (Stamper) Stamper of Carter County, Kentucky.

Stamper, George Washington Sr. Book 3, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

Book 3 of the family history of George Washington Stamper, Sr. son of James W "Pewter John" and Sarah Sallie (Stamper) Stamper of Carter County, Kentucky.

Introduction To America's Four Gods: What We Say About God And What That Says About Us, Paul Froese, Christoper Bader

Sociology Faculty Books and Book Chapters

Despite all the hype surrounding the "New Atheism," the United States remains one of the most religious nations on Earth. In fact, 95% of Americans believe in God--a level of agreement rarely seen in American life. The greatest divisions in America are not between atheists and believers, or even between people of different faiths. What divides us, this groundbreaking book shows, is how we conceive of God and the role He plays in our daily lives.

America's Four Gods draws on the most wide-ranging, comprehensive, and illuminating survey of American's religious beliefs ever conducted to offer a systematic exploration of …

Stamper, Permilia "Millie" - Book #2, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

The book consists of genealogical information on the descendants of Permilia "Millie" Stamper of Olive Hill, Kentucky.

Stamper, Permilia "Millie" Book 3, Carter County Genealogical Society

Carter County Genealogy Collection

Book 3 of Permilia "Millie" Stamper, 6th child of James W. "Pewter John" Stamper and Sarah "Sallie" Stamper, family genealogy of Carter County, Kentucky.

Lsuhsc Facilities Biweekly Update: January 2010, Lsuhsc Property And Facilities Management

LSUHSC Facilities Biweekly Updates: 2010

LSUHSC Facilities Biweekly Updates from January 15 and 29, 2010.

These updates describe damage and a timeline of repairs at the LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans campus due to Hurricane Katrina which made landfall August 29, 2005.

Lsuhsc Facilities Daily Update: January 2010, Lsuhsc Property And Facilities Management

LSUHSC Facilities Daily Updates: 2010

LSUHSC Facilities Daily Updates from January 2010.

These updates describe damage and a timeline of repairs at the LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans campus due to Hurricane Katrina which made landfall August 29, 2005.

Worcester V. Georgia: A Breakdown In The Separation Of Powers, Matthew L. Sundquist

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.

“She Was Our Mother” New Mexico’S Change Of National Sovereignty And Juan Bautista Vigil Y Alarid, The Last Mexican Governor Of New Mexico., Samuel E. Sisneros

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

This chapter from the 400^th anniversary of Santa Fe anthology book All Trails Lead to Santa Fe discusses the little known history of the last New Mexican governor during the Mexican Republic’s administration in New Mexico.