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Ellis, Jack - Awards, Jack D. Ellis 2014 Morehead State University

Ellis, Jack - Awards, Jack D. Ellis

Jack D. Ellis Rowan County History Collection

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Library - Rowan County, Jack D. Ellis 2014 Morehead State University

Library - Rowan County, Jack D. Ellis

Jack D. Ellis Rowan County History Collection

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Mcbrayer's Furniture Store, Jack D. Ellis 2014 Morehead State University

Mcbrayer's Furniture Store, Jack D. Ellis

Jack D. Ellis Rowan County History Collection

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Korean War, Jack D. Ellis 2014 Morehead State University

Korean War, Jack D. Ellis

Jack D. Ellis Rowan County History Collection

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Maggard, Elisha Edward, Jack D. Ellis 2014 Morehead State University

Maggard, Elisha Edward, Jack D. Ellis

Jack D. Ellis Rowan County History Collection

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Medical Community - Morehead, Jack D. Ellis 2014 Morehead State University

Medical Community - Morehead, Jack D. Ellis

Jack D. Ellis Rowan County History Collection

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Morehead State University - Trail Blazer, Jack D. Ellis 2014 Morehead State University

Morehead State University - Trail Blazer, Jack D. Ellis

Jack D. Ellis Rowan County History Collection

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Police - City & University, Jack D. Ellis 2014 Morehead State University

Police - City & University, Jack D. Ellis

Jack D. Ellis Rowan County History Collection

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Politics - Rowan County, Jack D. Ellis 2014 Morehead State University

Politics - Rowan County, Jack D. Ellis

Jack D. Ellis Rowan County History Collection

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Tobacco - Rowan County, Jack D. Ellis 2014 Morehead State University

Tobacco - Rowan County, Jack D. Ellis

Jack D. Ellis Rowan County History Collection

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World War I Scrapbook, Jack D. Ellis 2014 Morehead State University

World War I Scrapbook, Jack D. Ellis

Jack D. Ellis Rowan County History Collection

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Differences Between The Early Stages Of The Unemployment Rates: The Great Recession Vs. The Great Depression, Lall Ramrattan, Michael Szenberg 2014 Touro College

Differences Between The Early Stages Of The Unemployment Rates: The Great Recession Vs. The Great Depression, Lall Ramrattan, Michael Szenberg

Lander College of Arts and Sciences Publications and Research

We test for differences between the Great Recession and the Great Depression in the US, using unemployment rates. The test used is ANOVA. The hypothesis advanced is that the early phases of the recession and depression are non-different. At first we reject the hypothesis. But by incorporating government involvement for the two periods, we obtain moderate arguments for the acceptance of the hypothesis. The paper starts out with background ideas of the two periods, then proceeds to the testing based on actual data, deviation of actual from normal or NAIRU rates, and adjusted data for government capital injection and subsidies.


Mapping Data: Creating And Interpreting Historical Maps, Patricia Reeve 2014 Suffolk University

Mapping Data: Creating And Interpreting Historical Maps, Patricia Reeve

Suffolk University Archives OERs and Assignments

This open educational resource was developed for a Suffolk University undergraduate history research methods course, “Gateway to the Past: The Historian’s Practice.” This lesson allows students to examine population change over time in Boston and its effects on the school desegregation debates.


"Remembrance Will Cling To Us Through Life": Kate Bushman's Memoir Of The Battle Of Gettysburg, Brian Matthew Jordan 2014 Gettysburg College

"Remembrance Will Cling To Us Through Life": Kate Bushman's Memoir Of The Battle Of Gettysburg, Brian Matthew Jordan

Adams County History

Kate Bushman never expected that the Civil War would visit her tiny town. Nor could she have predicted the life altering impact of Gettysburg’s grisly scenes, indelibly etched into the folds of her memory. The best evidence of that transformation is the remarkable memoir of the battle and its aftermath that she obediently entered into her leather-bound scrapbook sometime in the early 1870s. Leaving no room for pretense, she recognized that the events she witnessed were significant, and that hers was important historical testimony. No longer just another devoted wife, mother, and Unionist, she was “an eye witness.” [excerpt …


Dan Sickles, William H. Tipton, And The Birth Of Battlefield Preservation, John M. Rudy 2014 Gettysburg College

Dan Sickles, William H. Tipton, And The Birth Of Battlefield Preservation, John M. Rudy

Adams County History

Thirty years after the battle of Gettysburg, the small Pennsylvania town was once again besieged—only this time, the invaders were not rebels, but entrepreneurs with an unquenchable thirst for profit. The most visible sign of their voracious commercialism was an electric trolley line (“from which the shouts and songs of revelry may arise to drown the screams of the suffering”) belting the battlefield. The Gettysburg Electric Railway Company’s venture raised a host of new questions regarding the importance of battlefield preservation. Most significantly, it prompted Americans to ask if they had any obligation to set aside for posterity the land …


"Public Sentiment Is Everything": Abraham Lincoln And The Power Of Public Opinion, Allen C. Guelzo 2014 Gettysburg College

"Public Sentiment Is Everything": Abraham Lincoln And The Power Of Public Opinion, Allen C. Guelzo

Civil War Era Studies Faculty Publications

Book Summary: Since Abraham Lincoln’s death, generations of Americans have studied his life, presidency, and leadership, often remaking him into a figure suited to the needs and interests of their own time. This illuminating volume takes a different approach to his political thought and practice. Here, a distinguished group of contributors argue that Lincoln’s relevance today is best expressed by rendering an accurate portrait of him in his own era. They seek to understand Lincoln as he understood himself and as he attempted to make his ideas clear to his contemporaries. What emerges is a portrait of a prudent leader …


Brooklyn's Thirst, Long Island's Water: Consolidation, Local Control, And The Aquifir, Jeffrey A. Kroessler 2014 John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Brooklyn's Thirst, Long Island's Water: Consolidation, Local Control, And The Aquifir, Jeffrey A. Kroessler

Publications and Research

The creation of greater New York City in 1898 promised a solution to the problem of supplying Brooklyn and Queens with water. In the 1850s, the City of Brooklyn tapped ponds and streams on the south side of Queens County, and in the 1880s, dug wells for additional supply. This lowered the water table and caused problems for farmers and oystermen, many of whom sued the city for damages. Ultimately, salt water seeped into some wells from over-pumping. By 1896, Brooklyn’s system had reached its limit. Prevented by the state legislature from tapping the aquifer beneath Suffolk’s Pine Barrens, the …


Power Struggles In Salem, Sarah Pawlicki 2014 Parkland College

Power Struggles In Salem, Sarah Pawlicki

A with Honors Projects

Power dynamics played a significant role in the Salem Witch Trials—the first accusers powerless within the framework of Puritan society, thus readily and greedily grasping the power granted them by their supposed possession. The accused were either easily exploited due to their powerlessness, or unusually powerful and threatening. And, of course, the majority of the accusers and accused were women. Women’s position in Puritan society was extraordinarily complex—while the soul itself was regarded as a feminine force, Puritan society perpetuated a culture of feminine self-loathing that many women, accusers and accused, were clearly affected by.The entire witch trial played out …


Never Give A Sword To A Man Who Can't Dance, Colin Slade 2014 Liberty University

Never Give A Sword To A Man Who Can't Dance, Colin Slade

Masters Theses

War dances have long been a powerful means of preparing warriors for combat or the intimidation of an enemy, but they are also used in the ceremonial supplication of deity or celebration of victory. They are a fundamental artifact of many cultures throughout the world. Nevertheless, the United States of America boasts the most powerful military in history, yet it lacks a war dance. This is valid until one accepts a simple truth; military drill is a dance. However, Americans would object to such a proposition even though they have adopted and adapted military drill as their own, describe it …


The Dark Side Of The Love Generation, Jessica Stanze 2014 Parkland College

The Dark Side Of The Love Generation, Jessica Stanze

A with Honors Projects

As 1960s youth sought to break free from post-war society values, there were a number of cults waiting to take them in. This paper discusses the rise of cults from that era, the influence of drugs on the formation of cults, and America's continued fascination, and horror, of that era which as seemingly evolved into folklore. Timothy Leary's promotion of LSD use, The Church of Satanism and The Manson Family are all highlighted.


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