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In early America, the notion that settlers ought to receive undeveloped land for free was enormously popular among the rural poor and social reformers. Well into the Jacksonian era, however, Congress considered the demand fiscally and economically irresponsible. Increasingly, th…
During the early years of the Cold War, England and the United States both found themselves reassessing their relationship with their former ally the Soviet Union, and the status of their own "special relationship" was far from certain. As Jeffrey P. Stone argues, maps from Brit…
Between 1973 and 1980, the cost of crude oil rose suddenly and dramatically, precipitating convulsions in international politics. Conventional wisdom holds that international capital markets adjusted automatically and remarkably well: enormous amounts of money flowed into oil-ri…
This thesis examines the historical development of American space policy as an imperial project. This paper is periodized in three chronological eras—the Cold War, the 1990s, and the post-9/11 era—that display distinct viewpoints and methodologies toward the practice of expansio…
The purpose of this thesis is to showcase racial disparities and racial tensions among the Latino/a/x, Indigenous, and Afro-Descendants with an explicit focus on the Central American Diasporas/Experiences in Los Angeles. An explanation as to why these conditions are present toda…
This dissertation scrutinizes how American Exceptionalism evolved from a collection of Christian and English legends around 1776 into today’s well-organized narrative central to Americans’ self-perception and political discourse. It is based upon an extensive qualitative study o…
The purpose of this research was to examine representations of women in the United States’(US) history content within New York State’s (NY) suggested English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for K-2 students. Adapted from the CORE Knowledge Foundation, and downloaded nationally ov…
In Only Partly Visible, David F. Scrivner seeks to paint a rich, complex, and historically informed portrait of workers and their experiences in America in the twentieth century. This work of historical fiction touches on four major moments: The Ludlow Masscare of 1914, the stru…
This book traces the early history of the Montessori movement in the United States through the lives and careers of four key American women: Anne George, Margaret Naumburg, Helen Parkhurst, and Adelia Pyle. Caught up in the Montessori craze sweeping the United States in the Prog…
This book examines the resurgence of anti-Native Americanism since the start of Donald Trump's bid for the US Presidency. From the time Trump announced his intention to run for president, racism directed towards Native Americans has become an increasingly visible part of cultura…
'In this compelling and thoroughly researched book, Benjamin Huskinson demonstrates that just as there is broad diversity within evangelicalism, so too there is broad diversity among "creationists." His work on the Intelligent Design movement is superb, and he prompts me to reth…