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Not With A Bang, But A Whimper: The End Of The Archaic In Northeast Texas, Maynard B. Cliff Jan 1998

Not With A Bang, But A Whimper: The End Of The Archaic In Northeast Texas, Maynard B. Cliff

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

The Archaic period in Northeast Texas lasted for thousands of years and, if this length of time can be taken as any indication, it was as an extremely successful adaptation to the Holocene environment of North America. Accepting this view, however, begs the question: "why and how did the Archaic period come to an end?"

This paper uses the term "Archaic" to describe a "way of life" (see Story 1990:211), and in this sense, the Archaic period in eastern North America may be seen as a "tradition," characterized by small, band-level societies, marked by an economy based on "hunting, fishing, …


An Archaeological Investigation Of Comanche Lookout Park, Northeast Bexar County, Texas, David L. Nickels Jan 1998

An Archaeological Investigation Of Comanche Lookout Park, Northeast Bexar County, Texas, David L. Nickels

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

During the week of September 22 through 26, 1997, staff archaeologists from the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The Unviersity of Texas at San Antonio conducted a 100-percent-pedestrian survey and limited shovel testing at Comanche Lookout Park in northeastern Bexar County, Texas (Figure 1). The archaeological investigation was conducted at the request of the city of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department as part of an overall development plan for the 96-acre parcel (Figure 2). The purpose of the survey was to identify archaeological sites visible on the surface as well as areas where sites are potentially buried. CAR …


An Archaeological Survey Of A Pipeline Right-Of-Way Along Loop 1604 From Ih-37 To The San Antonio River, Southeast Bexar County, Texas, David L. Nickels, Christopher E. Horrell, Gilbert T. Bernhardt, Preston W. Mcwhorter, Lee C. Nordt Jan 1998

An Archaeological Survey Of A Pipeline Right-Of-Way Along Loop 1604 From Ih-37 To The San Antonio River, Southeast Bexar County, Texas, David L. Nickels, Christopher E. Horrell, Gilbert T. Bernhardt, Preston W. Mcwhorter, Lee C. Nordt

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

In February 1997, the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The University of Texas at San Antonio was contracted by the San Antonio Water Systems (SAWS) to conduct an intensive archaeological survey and geomorphological study along a proposed 5 .5-km water main right-of-way, from the junction of ill -3 7 and Loop 1604 to the San Antonio River in southeast Bexar County. Upon completion of a 1 DO-percent pedestrian survey, 10 backhoe trenches, and 152 shovel tests, CAR concluded that no significant cultural remains would be impacted by excavations for the proposed water main, and recommends that no further archaeological …


Kentucky Humanities Council Catalog 1998-1999, Kentucky Library Research Collections Jan 1998

Kentucky Humanities Council Catalog 1998-1999, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Kentucky Humanities Council Catalog

The Kentucky Humanities Council is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities committed to providing programs and services that facilitate an understanding and appreciation of Kentucky’s cultural heritage and future. The Council’s program catalog features scholars from across the Commonwealth who make presentations on a myriad of humanities topics. Later, costumed actors, who delivered dramatic monologues about Kentucky’s famous, infamous, and composite personalities, were added. The catalog has gone by various titles over the years: Kentucky Humanities Resource Center, Kentucky Humanities Council Speakers Bureau, Whole Humanities Catalog, and Humanities Catalog. This …


Adams County History 1998 Jan 1998

Adams County History 1998

Adams County History

No abstract provided.


Woodrow Wilson, Colonel House, And American Policy Toward Germany, 1914-1918, Joseph W. Winn Jan 1998

Woodrow Wilson, Colonel House, And American Policy Toward Germany, 1914-1918, Joseph W. Winn

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

In the eighty-one-years since the United States entered World War I, the question of whether President Woodrow Wilson formulated a coherent and rational policy to defeat Germany has continued to be one of the central conundrums of his presidency. Relying on primary sources, especially the voluminous Papers of Woodrow Wilson, this thesis examines Wilson's failure to reconcile his liberal war aims toward Germany with America's entry into the war. The evolving nature of the partnership between Wilson and his key advisor, Colonel Edwin M. House, will also be studied in light of the key role it played in the formulation …


Ethj Vol-35 No-2 Oct 1997

Ethj Vol-35 No-2

East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.


Mr. Wilkes' War: Captain Charles Wilkes And The West India Squadron, Christopher J. Pieczynski Oct 1997

Mr. Wilkes' War: Captain Charles Wilkes And The West India Squadron, Christopher J. Pieczynski

History Theses & Dissertations

Although unintentional, no single individual had a larger, if not unrecognized, effect on American interpretation of international law and neutral rights in the later half of the nineteenth century than Charles Wilkes. During his command of the West India "Flying" Squadron, Wilkes used his own form of "gunboat diplomacy," contrary to the established American policy on maritime commerce and warfare, to disrupt Confederate commerce raiding, blockade running, and neutral support. These efforts created depredations on the rights of neutrals, primarily the British, that met with the tacit approval of his superiors. This was primarily due to the unwillingness of the …


Eisenhower And Khrushchev At The Paris Summit: Anatomy Of A Failure, Vincent Michael Kapral Oct 1997

Eisenhower And Khrushchev At The Paris Summit: Anatomy Of A Failure, Vincent Michael Kapral

History Theses & Dissertations

Although it seemed at the time that the destruction of a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft over Soviet territory, slightly over two weeks prior to the Four-Power May 1960 Paris Conference had ended the summit, more deeply rooted historical differences ensured the meeting's failure. While President Dwight Eisenhower sought to ensure a national policy of defense sufficiency via his New Look strategy, he faced many internal and external critics who over-stepped or underutilized their positions. These included Allen Dulles, Christian Herter, Richard Bissell and Charles De Gaulle. Nikita Khrushchev faced internal division over his desires to achieve a new peaceful coexistence as …


Years Of Transition: The Texas Indian Question, 1848-1853, R. B. Dunnavent Oct 1997

Years Of Transition: The Texas Indian Question, 1848-1853, R. B. Dunnavent

East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.


Martin Dies, John Henry Kirby And Timber Politics, 1908-1919, A. J. Impson Oct 1997

Martin Dies, John Henry Kirby And Timber Politics, 1908-1919, A. J. Impson

East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.


Dave Reed Interview, Dave Reed, Nathan Kiser Jul 1997

Dave Reed Interview, Dave Reed, Nathan Kiser

Vietnam War Oral History Collection

Transcript of an oral history interview with Dave Reed by John Ernst on his experiences during the Vietnam War on July 21, 1997.


John Patrick Mcgregor Interview, John Patrick Mcgregor, John Ernst Jul 1997

John Patrick Mcgregor Interview, John Patrick Mcgregor, John Ernst

Vietnam War Oral History Collection

Transcript of an oral history interview with John Patrick McGregor by John Ernst on his experiences during the Vietnam War on July 9, 1997.


The Marine Corps In Vietnam: An Examination Of Cohesion And Effectiveness At Khe Sanh, Gregory L. Davenport Jul 1997

The Marine Corps In Vietnam: An Examination Of Cohesion And Effectiveness At Khe Sanh, Gregory L. Davenport

History Theses & Dissertations

The Marine defense of the Khe Sanh Combat Base in 1968 provides an isolated model to study combat cohesion and effectiveness. Focusing on Companies K and L of the 3d Battalion, 26th Regiment, reveals that cohesion and effectiveness were composed of four interlocking components: universal, cultural, institutional, and situational. Universal sources include the primary group, ideology, esprit de corps, small unit leadership, and social systems. Culturally, Marine recruitment images and pop-culture literature and cinema, which highlighted the Corps and combat as epitomizing manhood, influenced the Khe Sanh marines. Institutionally, the Corps used Marine history and gender manipulation during boot …


"Indignities, Wrongs, And Outrages": The Home Front In Kentucky During The Civil War, Scott Lucas May 1997

"Indignities, Wrongs, And Outrages": The Home Front In Kentucky During The Civil War, Scott Lucas

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In the 1920s historians such as James Harvey Robinson and Arthur Schlesinger, Sr., attempted to examine historical topics using new methodology. Writing "New Social History," they endeavored to emphasize society, culture, and the common people rather than great men and strictly political events. Since the 1980s historians have exhibited new interest in the importance of social history. "Indignities, Wrongs, and Outrages: The Homefront In Kentucky During The Civil War" attempts to apply the methods of the "new social historians" to the era of the American Civil War, centering on the homefront by examining in detail its impact on the everyday …


Hollins Columns (1997 Apr 14), Hollins College Apr 1997

Hollins Columns (1997 Apr 14), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

  • New York Stock Exchange president speaks at Hollins
  • 10th Hollins Colloquium on German Film draws crowd
  • Celebrating spring
  • Characters did evolve in production of Rhythms
  • RLA thanks participants of Golden Rule Dinner
  • Topic: The Second Amendment
  • Wherever you go, there it is
  • News Briefs
  • Around the world in one hundred days
  • Students in Jamaica lend helping hand during spring break
  • The perfect guide to finding a summer camp job
  • 37th annual Literary Festival a great success
  • Crossword Companion
  • Oscar nominated Sling Blade tears at the heart
  • Novelist Deborah E. McDowell's story of heritage
  • Softball swings into action …


White County Heritage 1997, White County Historical Society Jan 1997

White County Heritage 1997, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication, W.E. Orr
Mr. SMS, W.E. Orr
One-Room Schools by Ruth Couch
Lookin' Down Main by W.E. Orr (reprint from White County Record)
Obituary, W.E. Orr (reprint from Daily citizen)
Inquiry, German Americans in Arkansas
Col. Jacob Frolich, Jr., by Heber Taylor
Edwards Sisters by Fiona I. Sohns
Battle of Whitney's Lane (newspaper article)
White Co. War Memorial update by Hank Fulbright
Yarnell's Ice Cream Company by Eddie Best
Some Thoughts of the Past by Leister E. Presley

  • Kitchen Safe Episode
  • Well Windless Accident
  • The Old Armstrong House
  • A Missing Sweater
  • The Old White Oak Basket
  • Rich …


The History And Culture Of The Mni Wakan Oyate (Spirit Lake Nation), Cankdeska Cikana Community College, North Dakota Department Of Public Instruction Jan 1997

The History And Culture Of The Mni Wakan Oyate (Spirit Lake Nation), Cankdeska Cikana Community College, North Dakota Department Of Public Instruction

North Dakota Tribal History and Culture Series

History & Culture of the Mni Wakan Oyate Spirit Lake Nation is a guide to the Spirit Lake nation, past and present. Elders, scholars, and other experts from the nation contributed the content of this book, which was reviewed by Cankdeska Cikana Community College (English: Little Hoop Community College) and published by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) for use in middle and high school North Dakota Studies classes, as well as in higher education.

The Spirit Lake Nation’s name in the Santee Dakota language is “Mni Wakan Oyate” (also transcribed “Mniwakaƞ Oyate”). The nation was formerly called …


"Won By Kindness" Versus "Thorough Savages:" Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca And Francis Parkman's Views Of Native Americans, James B. Seymour Jr. Jan 1997

"Won By Kindness" Versus "Thorough Savages:" Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca And Francis Parkman's Views Of Native Americans, James B. Seymour Jr.

East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.


Ethj Vol-35 No-1 Jan 1997

Ethj Vol-35 No-1

East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.


The Training Of Waacs At Stephen F. Austin State Teacher's College, Karen Kaemmerling Jan 1997

The Training Of Waacs At Stephen F. Austin State Teacher's College, Karen Kaemmerling

East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.


The U.S. Government's Investigation Of E.B. Stahlman As An Enemy Alien: A Case Study Of Nativism In Nashville, Robert O'Brien Dec 1996

The U.S. Government's Investigation Of E.B. Stahlman As An Enemy Alien: A Case Study Of Nativism In Nashville, Robert O'Brien

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

As a railroad executive for the Louisville and Nashville and then publisher for the Nashville Banner, Edward Bushrod Stahlman, a German immigrant, made many enemies. Stahlman's constant feuding with Luke Lea, who owned the rival Nashville Tennessean, led to an investigation of his citizenship during World War I. Hatred of Germans was at a fever pitch and not only did the Department of Justice examine Stahlman, who actually had been naturalized as a child, but the Tennessean also accused him of being a German propagandist. This thesis serves as an example of the scrutiny German-Americans underwent during the war. Organizations …


Ethj Vol-34 No-2 Oct 1996

Ethj Vol-34 No-2

East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.


Hasinai-European Interaction, 1694-1715, Daniel A. Hickerson Oct 1996

Hasinai-European Interaction, 1694-1715, Daniel A. Hickerson

East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews Oct 1996

Book Reviews

East Texas Historical Journal

No abstract provided.


Josiah Gorgas And The Richmond Ordnance Industry: The Arsenal Of The Confederacy, J. Michael Moore Oct 1996

Josiah Gorgas And The Richmond Ordnance Industry: The Arsenal Of The Confederacy, J. Michael Moore

History Theses & Dissertations

This study determines that Richmond, Virginia was the center of the Confederate domestic ordnance industry, and Josiah Gorgas, the Confederate Chief of Ordnance mobilized the city's industrial potential. Richmond's government ordnance facilities and private companies manufactured artillery, shoulder arms, ammunition, tools, and other ordnance materials that prolonged the war. In addition, Richmond became the center for Confederate ordnance research. Despite serious logistical problems, Gorgas supplied the Confederate Army's demand for arms and ammunition until 1865. Finally, Gorgas's mobilization of Confederate industry remains instructive for any nation going to war. These conclusions are based on extensive research of the National Archives …


Richard E. Davis' Views Of The U.S. In World War Ii During 1942 Jun 1996

Richard E. Davis' Views Of The U.S. In World War Ii During 1942

Jackson Purchase Historical Society Journal Archive

Richard E. Davis' Views of the U.S. in World War II During 1942

Marvin Downing, Ph.D.


Striking Resemblance: Kentucky, Tennessee, Black Codes And Readjustment, 1865-1866, Beverly Forehand May 1996

Striking Resemblance: Kentucky, Tennessee, Black Codes And Readjustment, 1865-1866, Beverly Forehand

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

To date, the scholarship covering the Black Codes has centered on these laws' role as the predecessor of Jim Crow. Little study has been given to the laws as a whole--the one encompassing work being Theodore Wilson's Black Codes of the South. Other studies have examined the Black Codes' effect on specific states; however, no specific study has been done on the Black Codes of Kentucky and Tennessee nor has any study been made of these laws' relation to the antebellum Slave Code. This project therefore will represent an attempt to show that the Black Codes of Tennessee and Kentucky …


Caddo Ceramics On The Red River In North Central Texas, Timothy K. Perttula, Earnest R. Martin, Bo Nelson Jan 1996

Caddo Ceramics On The Red River In North Central Texas, Timothy K. Perttula, Earnest R. Martin, Bo Nelson

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

Caddo ceramics manufactured after A.D. 900 were widely traded in Texas, being found in some quantity on North Central, East Central, Central, and inland Southeast Texas archeological sites. They were also traded with prehistoric peoples in the Midwest (as far north as Iowa and Illinois) and the Southeastern U.S. While archeologists have known this for some time, much of the ceramic evidence for prehistoric Caddoan trade and exchange with other Native Americans has not been systematically compiled and studied, as became apparent during a recent review of the prehistoric and historic aboriginal pottery in Texas. Consequently, Caddoan archeologists are not …


The Womack, Gilbert, And Pearson Sites: Early Eighteenth Century Tunican Entrepots In Northeast Texas, Frank Schambach Jan 1996

The Womack, Gilbert, And Pearson Sites: Early Eighteenth Century Tunican Entrepots In Northeast Texas, Frank Schambach

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

For the past few months, I have been working on a detailed response to a paper by James Bruseth, Diane Wilson, and Timothy Perttula published in the fall issue of Plains Anthropologist. There, these authors challenge my Sanders entrepot hypothesis and my new paradigm for the Mississippi period archeology of the Arkansas Valley, claiming that the Sanders focus, as propounded by Alex D. Krieger, is alive and well, so much so that they have renamed it the Sanders phase to ready it for service in the 1990s and beyond.