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American Popular Culture

1993

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Fal 1993, Wmpg 90.9 Fm Oct 1993

Fal 1993, Wmpg 90.9 Fm

WMPG Program Guides

WMPG program guide for Fall 1993

Includes notes from Program Director, information on shows and events, and schedule.

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Sacagawea: A Uniquely American Legend, Donna Jean Kessler Jan 1993

Sacagawea: A Uniquely American Legend, Donna Jean Kessler

Humanities & Communication - Daytona Beach

In an examination of American texts produced from 1804 to 1989, this dissertation delineates that Sacagawea became a legendary figure because she has exemplified critical elements of narrative traditions recounting the nation's sacred beginnings. As a plethora of works have portrayed Sacagawea as the Indian princess of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, she became an important emblem of manifest destiny. Flexible within its mythic framework, the Sacagawea legend has additionally enabled proponents to confront timely cultural issues, such as women suffrage, taboos against miscegenation, and modern feminism.

Chapter one provides a review of American frontier myths, concepts of sacred mission …

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Summer 1993, 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1993

Summer 1993, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

WMPG program guide for Summer 1993.

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Spring 1993, 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1993

Spring 1993, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

WMPG Program Guide, Spring 1993.

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Baseball And American Culture: The Mythology, The Metaphor And The Language, Elizabeth Deloris Woodworth Jan 1993

Baseball And American Culture: The Mythology, The Metaphor And The Language, Elizabeth Deloris Woodworth

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

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Introduction To A Register Of Artists, Engravers, Booksellers, Bookbinders, Printers & Publishers In New York City, 1821-1842, Sidney F. Huttner, Elizabeth S. Huttner Dec 1992

Introduction To A Register Of Artists, Engravers, Booksellers, Bookbinders, Printers & Publishers In New York City, 1821-1842, Sidney F. Huttner, Elizabeth S. Huttner

Sidney F. Huttner

The Register collects some 5,000 names and 50,000 addresses for craftspeople working in trades related to printing and publishing in New York City during the period 1821-1842. The Introduction, the only element offered here, discusses in detail the methodology used to compile the Register and details the joys and difficulties of working with early city directories as primary sources.

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