"It is now commonplace to say that the future happens first in California, and this book, the first biography of legendary Governor Edmund G. ("Pat") Brown, tells the story of the pivotal era when that idea became a reality. Set against the historical landscape of the late fifti…
It is now commonplace to say that the future happens first in California, and this book, the first biography of legendary governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, tells the story of the pivotal era when that idea became a reality. Set against the riveting historical landscape of the late…
It is now commonplace to say that the future happens first in California, and this book, the first biography of legendary governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, tells the story of the pivotal era when that idea became a reality. Set against the riveting historical landscape of the late…
Governor Claiborne Jackson of Missouri and his fellow pro-Secessionists tried to nudge the ostensibly neutral state of Missouri into the Confederacy. Taking advantage of controversial Federal actions, they were able to mobilize thousands of Missourians into the Missouri State Gu…
Influences on the interpretation of Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site have caused many alterations to the site and the presentation of its history. Scholars have described how public history sites have continually expanded their interpretations as growing desires and interests f…
The traditional historiographical narrative locates the revival of grassroots conservatism in the postwar decades, the subsequent reemergence of conservatives in mainstream American politics by the mid 1970s and the completion of this ascent with the election of Ronald Reagan as…
James Clerk Maxwell's theories of electromagnetism are uniquely Victorian products. Maxwell and his physics have traditionally been viewed as aloof and disinterested, dating to the mid-to-late-19th century, but not party to the cultural, industrial, political, economic, and envi…
This paper examines the US-Cuban relationship during the first military occupation of Cuba from 1898 to 1902, to show the role of high modernist state building in the occupation and the scope of Cuban participation in this endeavor. This is evidenced by heavily examining the ann…
Recidivism is costly for both individuals and society as a whole. While there are multiple causes for recidivism, one area that has not been adequately explored is felon disenfranchisement. To expand the scope of this study, recidivism will be measured by using rearrest, reconvi…
Bu çalışmada, hanehalkındaki finansal sıkıntının riskli yatırımlardan sakınmak veya riskli yatırım oranını düşürmek yoluyla yatırım riskini düşürme etkisi araştırılmıştır. Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nde 2016 yılında yapılan Tüketici Finansı Anketi verileri kullanılarak Tobit mo…
Sarah Palin: A Biography offers a candid yet unbiased look at the charismatic politician who became the first female nominee on a Republican national presidential ticket. Covering her early childhood, her high school and college years, her ascendancy from the two-term mayor of W…
