History Department -- Thesis -- Adams State University.
Showing
21 - 26
of 26
, query time: 0.01s
Format:
Pdf
This thesis involves discovering how the actors who participated in this event, and the historians who interpreted its outcome from the nineteenth century to present-day remembered the War of 1812's Battle of Niagara Falls, or, the Battle of Lundy's Lane. The goal is to show that competing militaristic narratives, which proposed victory for their respective sides, chronicled the consequences of that fray. By examining the Battle of Niagara Falls through...
Format:
Pdf
This thesis presents a case study of the policy formation that is intended to shed light on important aspects of the Federal Governments' involvement with Big Business concerning the alleged Navajo-Hopi land dispute. The federal law to be examined is Public Law 93-531: The Navajo and Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974. The federal law was instituted in an effort to settle the decades old "problem" concerning land issues that arose between members of...
Format:
Pdf
The Gold King Mine, a previously insignificant site, came to the nation's attention on August 5, 2015, when toxic material from the mine poured into a tributary of Colorado's Animas River, severely damaging the ecosystem for miles downstream. Although the EPA has been blamed and has accepted responsibility for the spill it is not entirely at fault. The complete list of causes for this environmental disaster extends back to the Nineteenth century and...
Format:
Pdf
Site 44FX0543, located in the western Piedmont region of Fairfax County at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, has had a long debated function by archaeologists and historians. A problematic interpretation of the site function as an enslaved African American dwelling dating to an unknown temporal period of ownership was the result of misinterpretation of landscape, previous archaeological investigations, and the likely misinformation gained through second-hand...
Format:
Pdf
Thirty-Three historic structures in various stages of decay are all that remain of the gold mining
community of Summitville. Summitville, which is nestled in the mountains of southern
Colorado, was once known as one of the most productive gold mines in all of the state. This
community was organized into a Company Town in 1934. There have been no prior
archaeological investigations at this site, and, therefore, little is known about how far the
company...
Format:
Pdf
First ladies are an important element in presidential administrations and have parallel structures, as they are in a position to be leaders, have important roles, supported various causes and have tremendous influence over presidents. First ladies have developed this role from scratch, entirely since Martha Washington who built a powerful institution in the federal government. Many first ladies have sponsored programs and causes, and have been role...
