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From self-made men to crusading women: The gendered evolution of the American temperance movement in the nineteenth century.
(2004)
During the nineteenth century, the American temperance movement underwent a visible, gendered shift in its leadership as it seemingly evolved from a male-led movement to one dominated by the women of the WCTU. But this ...
National stereotypes about Germans in American travel writings, 1815--1914.
(2000)
In the early nineteenth century, Americans believed Germans were sluggish, phlegmatic, kind, and devoted to beer-drinking. By the end of the nineteenth century Americans perceived Germans as efficient, hard-working, ...
Home only long enough: Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary, American science, nationalism, and philanthropy, 1886--1908.
(2003)
American Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary tried for twenty-six years to be the first man to reach the North Pole. The dissertation focuses on Peary's stateside efforts to raise money for his multiple expeditions. During his ...
My father's name was Zahtah: Constructing the life history of Alfred Chalepah, Sr.
(2003)
This work examines the life history project of an elderly Native American man. Narratives were recorded during four years of fieldwork. Analysis examines the ways in which elders construct their own identity and draw past ...
Embodiments of power: Nineteenth-century warrior art among the Cheyennes and Kiowas.
(2003)
Events recorded in ledger book drawings served to indoctrinate boys and youths into a culturally prescribed martial mindset. Scenes centering on warfare, hunting, or courtship expounded a set of social behaviors that were ...
From buffalo to beeves: Cattle and the political economy of the Oglala Lakota, 1750--1920.
(2007)
Obstacles such as an unyielding demand by the federal government to implement a farming economy, extensive competition from white ranchers, limited access to regional or local markets, excessive institutional control by ...
Knowledge Held in Common: Tales of Luther Burbank and Science in the American Vernacular
(2001-09)
During the first half of the twentieth century, the horticulturist Luther Burbank was largely considered an irrelevant figure by the scientific community, despite winning acclaim from the public as an eminent scientist. ...
Charro: The Transnational History of a Cultural Icon
(2014-05-09)
This is a transnational cultural history of the charro horseman in Mexico and the United States. It begins with an analysis of the archetype in nineteenth century art and literature, exploring various works of visual and ...
The Weapon of Dress: Identity and Innovation in Cherokee Clothing, 1794-1838
(2017-05-12)
In the decades leading up to Removal, Cherokees underwent a variety of sartorial changes. This thesis examines these changes, the resulting tensions, and the use of clothing as a weapon of resistance against Removal. ...
Damming the Bighorn: Indian reserved water rights on the Crow Reservation, 1900--2000.
(2003)
According to one experienced lawyer, the Winters doctrine "hangs by a thread." Quantification of the Indian reserved water right serves the interests of local and state entities; does it also serve the interests of Indians? ...