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The Piedmont Railroad: A Reflection Of Confederate Railroad Policy, David Maurice Self

History Theses & Dissertations

Confederate railroad policies had a disruptive effect on the final outcome of the war for the South. This thesis endeavors to examine the history of the construction of the Piedmont Railroad as it reflected Confederate railroad policy during the American Civil War. The work is devoted specifically to a study of the obstacles confronting the construction of the Piedmont Railroad from its inception to its completion. One finds throughout this period a fluctuating Confederate policy concerning its railroads and no permanent. official agency to coordinate its affairs. The Piedmont Railroad was to be a vital part of the system of …

Republican Ideology And American Diplomats: The Roles Of John Jay And James Monroe, Helen Kello Hill

History Theses & Dissertations

Republican ideology is the basis of a case study of the diplomatic careers of John Jay and James Monroe. Both men were committed to a republican form of government but each perceived it differently. Likewise they viewed diplomacy and the role oi a diplomat differently. In establishing the republicanism oi both Jay and Monroe extensive use was made of their private and public correspondence. Through these letters it becomes apparent that Monroe's republican commitment fed his incipient paranoid personality in that he constantly looked homeward for approval. On the other hand, John Jay's elitist perspective did not lead him to …

The Board Of Strategy And Union Military Planning For Sea Operations Against The Southern Confederacy, Samuel Novotny

History Theses & Dissertations

The subject of this paper is a Union "Board of Strategy" convened by the Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles, in June of IS61 to examine all matters pertaining to the naval blockade of the Confederacy. The idea for the board originated with Alexander Dallas Bache, Superintendent of the Coast Survey; in addition to him, the board consisted of Major John Gross Bernard of the Army and Captain Samuel Francis Du Pont and Commander Charles Henry Davis of the Navy.

The board during its three months existence developed a comprehensive plan for the conduct of the blockade of the Confederacy …

The British Diplomatic Response To The Central American Policies Of The Franklin Pierce Administration, 1853-1856, William Mark Hillsman

History Theses & Dissertations

This thesis is an examination of the British Foreign Office's response to the Central American policies of the Franklin Pierce administration. When the Pierce administration came to power in 1853 the United States government abandoned the idea, contained in the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty of 1850, of an Anglo-American partnership in Central America and instead launched a diplomatic offensive designed to force Britain completely out of the area. The major source for this study is the Clarendon Manuscripts which contain the personal correspondence of Foreign Secretary Clarendon and his minister in Washington, John F. Crampton, as well as numerous intergovernmental memoranda and …

The American Family In A Decade Of Change: The 1950s, Calvin Bryon Thomas

History Theses & Dissertations

After World War II, various forces developed or gained momentum which affected families in the fifties. In the 1950s, many men witnessed a decline of authority in the family unit, while women and children achieved new positions of importance. Also, certain values of families deviated from those of earlier generations. Furthermore, family members had more spare time for leisure activities within and outside the home.

Throughout the decade, many young people. began to date, go steady, engage in premarital sex, and marry sooner than in former years. The marriage rate remained fairly high in the decade and the birth rate …