"The First Great Wave" – Immigration to 19th Century America
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This 6 page report discusses European immigration to the United States in the 19th century and the conditions that encouraged "the wave." Bibliography lists only one source.
Filename: Bwwave1.rtf

"The Peculiar Institution" by Kenneth M. Stampp
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the book "The Peculiar Institution" by Kenneth M. Stampp. The book details the institutions of slavery in the United States and argues that it was an institution created for commercial and economic reasons. No additional sources cited.
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'Social Change In The Southwest' / 1850-1880 by Thomas D. Hall
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A 5 page analysis of this scholarly work which examines the sociological and cultural development of the Southwest focusing on what is now New Mexico and Arizona. The writer demonstrates how Hall uses world-systems theory to build a panoramic view of social change which he believes was shaped by state incorporation of nonstate societies.
Filename: Scsw.wps

(The) Battle at Little Big Horn
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is a 6 page report that looks at the battle from a neutral perspective, providing insight both into the Indian and Military points of view. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Litbigho.wps

...But the South Won Reconstruction
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A 5 page paper evaluating the statement, "the North won the Civil War, but the South won reconstruction." The antebellum South held benefit for relatively few, but Reconstruction efforts yielded a South that saw most of its citizens decently housed, gainfully employed and basically educated. The South truly did win Reconstruction. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSreconstruct.wps

19th CENTURY WOMEN’S RIGHTS
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This 5 page paper discusses and reviews Jane Austen's book, Pride and Prejudice for themes of women's rights. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBwomrights.rtf

2 Feminist Books/Domesticity
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A 10 page book review on 2 feminist history texts: A Voice of Their Own edited by Martha Solomon and The Politics of Domesticity by Barbara Epstein. The writer offers an overview of each text, including reviewers' evaluation, and also argues that the texts share a common theme in that both texts indicate the antagonism toward men felt by Victorian women. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: kh2femt.rtf

A History of Transportation in Iowa and Its Impact on Iowans
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This 4 page paper examines the development of transportation in this state. Rail transportation in addtion to the devleopment of the Interstate are aspects included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA717rl.rtf

A House Divided: America in the Age of Lincoln
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A 5 page essay that discusses an exhibition being shown at the Chicago Historical Society, "A House Divided." This powerful exhibition succeeds in making Lincoln real for the viewer as a fellow human being. In so doing, the exhibit also serves to make "real" the suffering, the trauma and the incredible devastation of the American Civil War, which truly was a war in which brother fought brother, tearing apart the fabric of a country that really would never been the same again. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khagelin.rtf

A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella Bird
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A 4 page paper which reviews Isabella Bird’s book A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAcolw.rtf

A Name Not Easily Forgotten
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This five page paper presents a dicussion into the life and motivation of Dolores Huerta. Bibliography lists four sources.
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A SENSE OF TIME: FAREWELL TO MANZANAR/A DUBIOUS BATTLE
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This 4 page paper discusses the historical contexts of Steinbeck's In Dubious Battle and Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston's book, Farewell to Manzanar. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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