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Reluctant Restorationist: Thomas Campbell's Trial and its Role in his Legacy
(History, 2008-04-22)
In 1809, Thomas Campbell, with his son Alexander, founded an American religious movement that proposed the union of all Christians based upon the restoration of the New Testament church. The merging of this movement in ...
Overcoming Triple Oppression: Identity, Power, And Feminism Among Women Of Mexican Ancestry In Texas, 1960-1980
(History, 2008-04-22)
The Mexican American civil rights movement surfaced in the 1960s and 1970s as a direct response to blatant institutional discrimination and neglect. The participation of women within the movement, however, has been ...
Dracula: From Historical Voievod To Fictional Vampire Prince
(History, 2008-08-08)
Vlad Dracula was a fifteenth century historical prince in Wallachia, a part of modern day Romania. Prince Dracula was an ardent defender of Christendom, and staunch opponent of the expanding Ottoman Empire. However, ...
Kiowa Changes: The Impact Of Transatlantic Influences
(History, 2008-04-22)
This study uses a transatlantic interpretive framework, addressing both Euro-American and Kiowa voices to understand Kiowa reactions to changes caused by ongoing transatlantic influences. From their Paleolithic days, the ...
Rural And Urban Boosterism In Texas, 1880s-1930s
(History, 2008-09-17)
The second half of the nineteenth century saw a "civilizing" trend across the rural and urban West. In Texas boosters launched myriad campaigns emphasizing the close of the western frontier and the emergence of a more ...
What Americans Said About Saxony, And What This Says About Them: Interpreting Travel Writings Of The Ticknors And Other Privileged Americans, 1800-1850
(History, 2008-08-08)
In the first half of the nineteenth century, Saxony became an increasingly popular destination for American travelers. After first examining the forces behind the travel trends in order to provide historical context, this ...
How Methodists Were Made: The Arminian Magazine And Spiritual Transformation In The Transatlantic World, 1778-1803
(History, 2008-08-08)
This dissertation examines the spiritual autobiographies and biographies in The Arminian Magazine (later The Methodist Magazine) first published by John Wesley in 1778. The study covers such narratives through the year ...
The Cartography Of Alexander von Humboldt: Images Of The Enlightenment In America
(History, 2008-08-08)
The Cartography of Alexander von Humboldt: Images of the Enlightenment in
America offers a cartographic perspective of Alexander von Humboldt's journey to the
Americas, 1799-1804. Presented in the context of the European ...
Naked And Alone In A Strange New World: Early Modern Captivity And Its Mythos In Ibero-American Consciousness
(History, 2008-09-17)
This study compares and contrasts early modern (1500 - 1650) American captivity narratives of Jerónimo de Aguilar, Gonzalo Guerrero, Juan Ortiz, Cabeza de Vaca, Hans Stade, Hernando d'Escalante Fontaneda, Fray Francisco ...
Manipulating Maria: Marie Antoinette's Image From Betrothal To Beheading And Beyond
(History, 2008-08-08)
The shaping of Marie Antoinette's image began before her arrival at Versailles. Prior to her marriage, her mother, Austrian Empress Maria Theresa brought in experts to educate the Archduchess in the ways of life in the ...