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Senior Editor's Note, Kenneth D. Colburn Jr.

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

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A Comparison Of Self-Control Measures And Drug And Alcohol Use Among College Students, Brooke E. Mathna, Jennifer J. Roberts, Marthinus C. Koen

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

Research has shown a link between drug and alcohol behaviors and self-control; however, much of the research focuses on only the general theory of crime (Gottfredson and Hirschi 1990), without regard to Hirschi’s (2004) self-control theory. The purpose of the current study is to examine three measures of Hirschi’s self-control theory and to understand the link between Hirschi’s self-control theory and drug and alcohol behaviors. This study draws from a sample of undergraduate college students (N = 640) to examine the role of Hirschi’s self-control in the explanation of drug and alcohol behaviors. The current study uses a previous measure …

A Terror To The People: The Evolution Of An Outlaw Gang In The Lower Midwest, Randy Mills

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

The details of the heretofore unexamined Reeves Gang may serve as an important case study of violence and lawlessness in the Lower Midwest in the decades following the Civil War. Unlike the “social bandits” such as the Jesse James and Dalton Gangs of the Middle Border region, most outlaw gangs made little attempt to get along with locals. These groups ruled by fear and typically fell afoul of vigilante hangings and shootings— a one-act play, if you will. The Reeves Gang, the focus of this study, would come to be atypical, their tale turning into a three-act play, moving from …

Documenting Current Practices Of Accommodating Linguistic Needs Of Deaf Defendants, Beau Shine

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

Deaf defendants are an underexamined population in criminal justice research, and very few studies have examined their involvement in the criminal justice system. In addition, research on accommodating the linguistic needs of deaf defendants is sparse. Failure to accommodate the linguistic needs of deaf defendants presents several concerns, including disparate treatment and violations of ADA-guaranteed rights that may lead to inadmissible evidence, dismissals of cases, and not-guilty verdicts, as well as lawsuits and litigation, all of which create additional strain on an already overburdened system. The current study combines previous research on deaf defendants with the findings of data gathered …

Diabetes Care In An Urban Indigenous American Community: Challenges And Suggestions For The Future, Margaret Pollak

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

Indigenous Americans living with type 2 diabetes in urban areas like Chicago face significant challenges to meeting the care recommendations of their medical providers. Based upon mixed-methods research, including both qualitative and quantitative measures, in Chicago’s Indigenous community, I have found that diabetes-care and -prevention challenges faced by individuals in this community include (1) the high financial and time costs of care, (2) lack of recognition of or response to acute symptoms of high glucose levels, (3) prioritization of other life responsibilities, (4) distrust of western medicine, and (5) fatalistic views about diabetes development and prognosis. If we are to …

Reviewers And Referees, Mssj Staff

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

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Authors' Biographical Notes, Mssj Staff

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

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Volume 23, Full Contents, Mssj Staff

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

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Elfrieda Lang: The Difficult Career Path Of A German American Female Indiana Historian, Bruce Bigelow

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

Despite not going to high school, a German American woman became a major published history scholar, an assistant editor of the state history journal, and curator of special collections at a prestigious library in an era of patriarchy in the American history profession.

Michael Lewis’S The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds, David Mcclough

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

The Undoing Project examines the relationship between two psychologists, Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, whose work altered how we understand the functioning of the mind. In this book, Lewis embarks on a journey to understand and explain psychological research to a popular audience. Lewis is an expert writer who knows what sells books. The Undoing Project is an informative, entertaining, and quick read. Lewis has produced a well-researched book that is accessible to a broad audience.

A Question Of Scale: Making Meteorological Knowledge And Nation In Imperial Asia, Fiona Williamson, Vladimir Jankovic

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

This special issue of History of Meteorology explores processes of making, communicating, and embedding modern meteorological knowledge in late nineteenth and early twentieth century imperial Asia. Its focus is on the institutionalisation of meteorology in key nation-building activities such as developing agricultural services, synoptic mapping to predict storms, and participation in scientific organisations and initiatives. Collectively, the essays explore the intersection of local, regional, and international scales and processes in generating new forms of state-sponsored meteorological practices and institutions, though complex multi-layered networks involving different actors and modes of information flow across multiple scales. In so doing, they reveal the …

Fabricated Muslim Identity, Female Agency, And Cultural Complicity: The Imperial Project Of Emaré, Amy Burge, Lydia Kertz

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

Extant in only one mid-fifteenth-century manuscript, the Middle English romance Emaré has nevertheless captivated modern scholars and readers. The majority of studies have focused on the text’s material culture, centred on the description of a luxurious cloth that takes up 10% of the poem. A recent global turn in medieval studies has consistently highlighted the role of medieval Europe in defining and supporting imperial projects, simultaneously challenging the Eurocentrism of medieval studies and the supposed neutrality of medieval European culture. This article brings Emaré into conversation with material culture and postcolonial critique to investigate the imperial politics of the text. …

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 72, Number 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

SOUTHERN EXTREMITIES : THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FORT MYERS IN THE CIVIL WAR Irvin D. Solomon
FROM CAMP HILL TO HARVARD YARD: THE EARLY YEARS OF CLAUDE D. PEPPER Ric A. Kabat
NOTES AND DOCUMENTS “FLORIDA AND THE BRITISH INVESTOR "REVISITED : THE WILLIAM MOORE ANGAS PAPERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Frank Orser
THE ADVANCE OF FLORIDA'S FRONTIER AS DETERMINED FROM POST OFFICE OPENINGS Morton D. Winsberg
SOME OBSERVATIONS FROM AND ABOUT THE LUNA PAPERS William S. Coker
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HISTORY NEWS
ANNUAL MEETING . .

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 71, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

FLORIDA'S FUDGED IDENTITY Stephen J. Whitfield
JOSEPH URBAN'S PALM BEACH ARCHITECTURE Donald W. Curl
JOSEPH L. WILEY: A BLACK FLORIDA EDUCATOR Joe M. Richardson
REVIEW ESSAYS JESSIE BALL DUPONT: A GRACIOUS AND GENEROUS LADY James B. Crooks
HENRY CLAY AND THE HISTORIAN: A ONE-HUNDRED-YEAR PERSPECTIVE John M. Belohlavek
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DIRECTORS MEETING
INDEX TO VOLUME LXXI

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 71, Number 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

RECONSTRUCTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE 1513 DISCOVERY VOYAGE OF JUAN PONCE DE LEÓ N Douglas T. Peck
THE SEARCH FOR THE SEVEN CITIES AND EARLY AMERICAN EXPLORATION George E. Buker
BEYOND THE MARTYRS OF FLORIDA: THE VERSATILE CAREER OF LUIS GERÓ NIMO DE ORÉ Noble David Cook
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AMONG THE NATIVES OF SPANISH FLORIDA John H. Hann
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ANNUAL MEETING

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

SLAVERY AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA: 1823-1861 Larry E. Rivers
BEFORE THE SEMINOLES: FOOTBALL AT FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE, 1902-1904 Ric A. Kabat
“SOME PREFER THE SEMINOLES”: VIOLENCE AND DISORDER AMONG SOLDIERS AND SETTLERS IN THE SECOND SEMINOLE WAR, 1835-1842 James M. Denham
REVIEW ESSAY A RIVER OF PEACE? THE SOUTH FLORIDA FRONTIER IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY Gary R. Mormino
FLORIDA HISTORY IN PERIODICALS
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Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 68, Number 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

THE INTERNATIONAL OCEAN TELEGRAPH Canter Brown, Jr.
THE COMMERCE OF EAST FLORIDA DURING THE EMBARGO, 1806-1812: THE ROLE OF AMELIA ISLAND Christopher Ward
ST. AUGUSTINE'S FALLOUT FROM THE YAMASEE WAR John H. Hann
SETTLERS, BUREAUCRATS, AND PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS: THE “LITTLE ARREDONDO GRANT" Edward F. Keuchel and Joe Knetsch
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ANNUAL MEETING

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, Number 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

SIBLING STEWARDS OF A COMMERCIAL EMPIRE: THE INNERARITY BROTHERS IN THE FLORIDAS Thomas C. Kennedy
“GIVE Us TWENTY-FIVE YEARS”: FLORIDA SEMINOLES FROM NEAR TERMINATION To SELF-DETERMINATION, 1953-1957 Harry A. Kersey, Jr.
FROM CAN'T TO CAN'T: THE NORTH FLORIDA TURPENTINE CAMP, 1900-1950 Robert N. Lauriault
NOTES AND DOCUMENTS: TOM MORENO: A PENSACOLA CREOLE William S. Coker
FLORIDA HISTORY RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
BOOK REVIEWS
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History NEWS

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, Number 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

PEDRO MENÉNDEZ'S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE FLORIDA PENINSULA Eugene Lyon
REBEL BEEF: FLORIDA CATTLE AND THE CONFEDERATE ARMY, 1862-1864 Robert A. Taylor
VIGILANTE JUSTICE AND NATIONAL REACTION: THE 1937 TALLAHASSEE DOUBLE LYNCHING Walter T. Howard
NOTES AND DOCUMENTS: APALACHEE COUNTERFEITERS IN ST. AUGUSTINE John H. Hann
FLORIDA HISTORY IN OTHER PERIODICALS
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Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 66, Number 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

WILLIAM J. HOWEY AND HIS FLORIDA DREAMS Melvin Edward Hughes, Jr.
VEGETABLE HAIR: THE SPANISH MOSS INDUSTRY IN FLORIDA Anne Gometz Foshee
ORDEAL BY SIEGE: JAMES BRUCE IN PENSACOLA, 1780-1781 Robin F. A. Fabel
NOBILITY, FAMILY, AND SERVICE: MENÉNDEZ AND HIS MEN John Frederick Schwaller
FLORIDA HISTORY RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
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Preparedness, Agility, And The Philippine Response To The Covid-19 Pandemic: The Early Phase In Comparative Southeast Asian Perspective, Filomeno V. Aguilar Jr.

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

Was the Philippines prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic? Did the government take early and effective action that can be characterized as strategically agile? Thisarticle answers these questions by reconstructing the chronology of the Philippine government’s response to the pandemic during the early phase. It focuses on three issues: virus importation (specifically the first Covid-19 case), testing, and contact tracing. The Philippine response is contrasted with those of Thailand and Vietnam, which, unlike the Philippines, have succeeded in lowering per capita mortality rate. Deficient in strategic agility, the Philippines failed to consider early on a scenario of extreme disease outbreak. KEYWORDS: …

The Penalty Of Mobility In Manila During Periods Of Public Health Crises, Michael D. Pante

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

Mobility seems to impose a paradoxical penalty on individuals based in Metro Manila. Looking at the experiences of public health crises during the American colonial period and the present-day Covid-19 pandemic, this essay focuses on the inordinate restrictions on and blame assigned to the least mobile segments of the population despite the fact that such crises are aided by heightened mobility. Past and present disease outbreaks force us to acknowledge that our cities contain groups of people with varying levels of mobility, another form of social inequality that badly needs to be addressed. KEYWORDS: TRANSPORTATION • URBANIZATION • CITIES • …

Beyond The Pathogen: Cultural Influences On The Impact Of Epidemics Viewed From History, Linda A. Newson

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

The paper reflects on the historical experience of epidemics in Latin America and the Philippines. It shows how cultural factors can affect the ability of societies to develop immunity and recover. It also shows how leadership can influence the way in which an epidemic and the health crisis is managed. As such, it argues that the impact of a single epidemic is unlikely to be the same throughout the world or even within one country. KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF EPIDEMICS • CULTURE AND DEMOGRAPHY • LEADERSHIP • LATIN AMERICA • PHILIPPINES

Parish Records And The History Of Philippine Epidemics, Peter Xenos

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

The Philippine epidemic experience suggests a research perspective that is attentive to local spatial variation and also recognizes connections across long periods of time, particularly across the Spanish and American colonial eras and the epidemic experience then and since. Among historical materials that need to be incorporated into the discourse and connected with evidence from modern, spatially disaggregated data systems are parish archival records of births, deaths, and marriages; households; and population changes. This research note outlines the Philippine parish records and presents illustrative results from twenty-eight parishes. Those records include local time series of deaths from which mortality crises, …

Old Ways And New Fears: Bayanihan And Covid-19, Greg Bankoff

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

In times of trouble, Filipinos traditionally turn to one another for help. This form of community assistance is popularly known as bayanihan. Historically, Filipinos have met the challenges of life in their perilous homeland, whether it be from natural or human causation, by working together. Except, apparently, it no longer does, and Filipinos are now told that the same properties that made their communities so resilient in the past have been transformed by the Covid-19 pandemic into their greatest vulnerability. Even the term bayanihan has been overtly redefined through legislation and government programs to reflect entirely different purposes. KEYWORDS: BAYANIHAN …

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 62, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

THE CHICORA LEGEND AND FRANCO-SPANISH RIVALRY IN La Florida Paul E. Hoffman
CHANGING FACE OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA: 1900-1910 James B. Crooks
FROM ORANGE TO GREEN “GOLD”: THE ROOTS OF THE ASPARAGUS FERN INDUSTRY IN FLORIDA Robert D. Manning
NORTH FLORIDA AND THE GREAT STORM OF 1873 Mary Louise Ellis
NOTES AND DOCUMENTS: FLORIDA MANUSCRIPT ACQUISITIONS AND ACCESSIONS
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS
DIRECTORS’ MEETING
INDEX To VOLUME LXII

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 62, Number 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

SURVIVAL OF A FRONTIER PRESIDIO: ST. AUGUSTINE AND THE SUBSIDY AND PRIVATE CONTRACT SYSTEMS, 1680-1702 William R. Gillaspie
SPANISH SANCTUARY: FUGITIVES IN FLORIDA, 1687-1790 Jane Landers
“THE LITTLE AFFAIR”: THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CAMPAIGN, 1863-1864 Rodney E. Dillon, Jr.
MURDERS AT KISS-ME-QUICK: THE UNDERSIDE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Jerrell H. Shofner
NOTES AND DOCUMENTS: DIARY OF KENA FRIES edited by Jean Yothers and Paul W. Wehr
FLORIDA HISTORY RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 62, Number 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

JOHN ELLIS, ROYAL AGENT FOR WEST FLORIDA Roy A. Rauschenberg
WAR COMES TO SAN MARCOS Lawrence Kinnaird and Lucia B. Kinnaird
A FRENCH WOULD-BE SETTLER ON LAFAYETTE’S FLORIDA TOWNSHIP Lucretia Ramsey Bishko
NOTES AND DOCUMENTS: JAMES THOMPSON, PENSACOLA’S FIRST REALTOR Robin F. A. Fabel
FLORIDA HISTORY IN PERIODICALS, 1982
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Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol 56, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

THE MENENDEZ MARQUEZ CATTLE BARONY AT LA CHUA AND THE DETERMINANTS OF ECONOMIC EXPANSION IN SEVENTEENTH -CENTURY FLORIDA Amy Bushnell
COLORED TOWN: MIAMI’S BLACK COMMUNITY, 1896-1930 Paul S. George
TORMENT OF PESTILENCE : YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMICS IN PENSACOLA George F. Pearce
SEMINOLE FOLKTALES Hedwig Tetens Evans
NOTES AND DOCUMENTS: A NEW GUIDE TO SOURCES OF SPANISH FLORIDA HISTORY Bruce S. Chappell, Michael Getzler-Eaton, and D. Lorne McWatters
FLORIDA MANUSCRIPT ACQUISITIONS AND ACCESSIONS
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS
DIRECTORS’ MEETING, DECEMBER 10, 1977

Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol 55, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

CUBAN REVOLUTIONARIES AND MONROE COUNTY RECONSTRUCTION POLITICS, 1868-1876 Gerald E. Poyo
THE ALACHUA TRAIL: A RECONSTRUCTION Burke G. Vanderhill
NOTES AND DOCUMENTS:

• LETTERS FROM A JOURNEY THROUGH THE FEDERAL BLOCKADE, 1861-1862 Thomas Graham
• A NEW ENGLAND EMIGRANT AID COMPANY AGENT IN POSTWAR FLORIDA: SELECTED LETTERS OF JAMES F. B. MARSHALL, 1867 Patricia P. Clark
• THE ISLAND OF FLORIDA Earl R. Beck and Edward F. Keuchel
• BALLOONING IN THE SECOND SEMINOLE WAR Michael G. Schene

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BOOK NOTES
HISTORY NEWS
DIRECTORS’ MEETING, DECEMBER 11, 1976