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Lusitania: An Examination Of Captaincy And Seamanship In The Face Of Disaster, Robert J. Goulding
Lusitania: An Examination Of Captaincy And Seamanship In The Face Of Disaster, Robert J. Goulding
Graduate Masters Theses
The last voyage of the RMS Lusitania is examined. The Cunard liner left New York for Liverpool on May 1, 1915 as the conflict in Europe began to escalate. The research separates the act of war from the actions of the ship's command and control infrastructure and the seamanship of its crew. This distinction is made under a thesis that more lives could have and should have been saved. The central question of the research was therefore: to what extent should the captain and crew of RMS Lusitania be held to account for the elevated loss of life in the …
Gaetano Salvemini: An Anti-Fascist In Cambridge, Michael Diclemente
Gaetano Salvemini: An Anti-Fascist In Cambridge, Michael Diclemente
Graduate History Conference, UMass Boston
Gaetano Salvemini was one of the earliest political exiles during Fascism. Before his exile Salvemini had the reputation as a well-respected historian and political activist. He taught history at the University of Florence among other universities. Salvemini was known for his intelligence, detailed research and analysis, as well as his unflinching ideals. After his exile Salvemini spent some time in England and France. During this time he traveled to the United States for a lecture tour. He returned to Europe but soon after returned to the U.S. He settled in Cambridge, MA to teach at Harvard University. Salvemini’s time at …