Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson
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A 5 page analysis of “The Battle Cry of Freedom” by James McPherson. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmcph3.rtf

BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM: SURRENDER
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This 3-page essay, based on the U.S. Civil War, details the battle of Antiem and how war paved the way for Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTcivsur.rtf

Battle of Gettysburg
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A 5 page paper which discusses particular aspects of the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War. The paper discusses the second day of the battle, the last day of the battle, and the involvement of people such as John Buford, Joshua Chamberlain, Robert E. Lee, Jeb Stuart and James Longstreet. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAgettysb.wps

Battle of Gettysburg—the first day
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An 8 page research paper that gives a detailed account of the action on the first day of fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg. The writer also considers the controversy over who was at fault for not pursuing the Confederate advantage on the first day—Lee or Ewell. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khbaofge.wps

Being White in America in the 19th Century
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A 6 page paper using Michael Moore’s philosophy of fear in America as presented in his film, “Bowling for Columbine” to define what it meant to be white in the 19th century. The overall effect of the subtleties of fear in the Victorian era; murder of Native Americans in the West; virtual enslavement in Northeastern sweatshops; and the pressures of race relations in the South combined to give whites the appearance of being superior without in actuality being superior at all. Being white in America in the 19th century brought the greatest chance of achieving economic success, but translated into living a life of fear in which there was danger lurking around every corner. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSraceFear19thCen.rtf

Bellamy's "Looking Backward" – The Problem With Nineteenth-Century Industrialism
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5 pages in length. Edward Bellamy finds many things problematic about the rise of late nineteenth-century industrialism in Looking Backward: 2000-1887. The extent to which this rise of social progress served to economically stunt the masses while creating fortunes for a handful of savvy – if not unscrupulous – businessmen is both grand and far-reaching; that Bellamy's account points out this and many other social, political and economic inequities speaks to a time of American evolution that was not holistically beneficial as many believe. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCBellamy.rtf

Benita Eisler’s “The Lowell Offering: Writings by New England Mill Women, 1840-1845”
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This 9 page report discusses the lives of the young women who went to work at the Lowell, Massachusetts, fabric mills in the mid 19th century. Approximately seventy women worked to produce what they titled “The Lowell Offering: A Repository of Original Articles on Various Subjects Written by Factory Operatives.” Its first issue also carried the banner “This Number Wholly Written by Females Employed in the Mills.” Stories, poetry, letters, and sketches are part of the volume that provides a remarkable insight to the lives of the women who were dismissively referred to as “factory girls.” Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: BWeisler.wps

Black Soldiers in the Confederate Army
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A 6 page paper which examines how the late entry of Black soldiers into the Confederate military hampered the South’s ability to successfully fight the Northern Army. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGblacksol.rtf

Book Review of "Samuel Adams: Radical Puritan":
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This 5 page paper discusses this book as well as supporting the analysis with quotes. Furthermore, this paper examines the strengths and weaknesses of this book. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: GSSamAda.rtf

Book Review of David McCullough’s “The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge”
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A 10 page paper which considers the book’s thesis, a review of the contents, what the author accomplished, its strengths and weaknesses, and to whom this book would appeal. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGbridge.rtf

Book Review of Henry Kyd Douglas’ “I Rode with Stonewall”
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A 7 page paper which examines the scope of the work, analyzes the author’s treatment of his subject (accuracy, logic, balance), and offers a personal opinion about the book’s relevance and whether or not it can be regarded as recommended reading. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGstonewal.rtf

Boykin/Ghost Ship of the Confederacy
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A 5 page book review of Edward Boykin's Ghost Ship of the Confederacy (1957), which tells the amazing story of the Alabama and her extraordinary captain, Raphael Semmes. In doing so, Boykin profiles an area of Civil War history that is not generally known to the public, while creating a text of high adventure and expert naval strategy. No other sources cited.
Filename: khboykin.rtf