Browsing by Subject "civil war"
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Administering history: The Oklahoma Historical Society and the Civil War in Indian Territory
(2021-12)The American Civil War is one of the most studied periods in American history, with over 60,000 books detailing numerous topics from the political saga leading to war to social history exploring the lives of civilians, ... -
Beeston's Boys and Negotiations of Sovereignty in Late Caroline Drama
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-07-01)Recent revisionist histories and scholarly analyses have opened up spaces for local critiques of social drama and the drama in the social life of late Caroline England. This essay examines the political and cultural relevance ... -
Economic Incentives in Civil War Peace Settlements: a Game Theoretic Approach
(Oklahoma State University, 2012-12-01)Subjects generate income by investing in productive activities or appropriation. Conflict is always pareto-inferior to peace. Malevolent preferences, disharmonious consumption, asymmetric information, and weak institutions ... -
Frontier apart: Identity, loyalty, and the coming of the Civil War on the Pacific Coast
(2014-07)The development of a Western identity, derivative and evolved from Northern, Midwestern, and Southern identities, played a significant role in determining the loyalty of the Pacific States on the eve of the Civil War. ... -
Kentucky's Conflict as a Border State During the Secession Crisis
(Oklahoma State University, 2013-12-01)This paper will argue that Kentucky was not guided by nationalism but by economic self-interest, its use of slavery, and moderate "Clayite" politics. Kentucky Unionists viewed the Union as the appropriate choice for ... -
Southern Illinois Farmer Goes to War: Sgt. William S. Bolerjack and the 29th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, July 1861 - January 1863.
(Oklahoma State University, 2010-05-01)This thesis examines Sgt. William S. Bolerjack's Civil War expectation and experiences in the 29th Illinois Volunteer Infantry regiment during the period 1861-1862. William's diary entries and collected letters represent ...