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Confederacy, Republic (Again), or Both? The Print Media and The Moment of Decision in Harris, Harrison, Dallas, and Bexar Counties, 1860-1861
(2020-05-08)
Barely a week after the presidential election of 1860, the Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph expressed its support for the re-establishment of the Republic of Texas. Indeed, Texas seceded on February 1, 1861, but the Texas ...
The Transformation of Christian Identity: Evaluating the Increase in Anti-Judaism on Social Media Platforms
(2022-05)
The goal of this study is to highlight the continued presence of Anglo-Israelism on the far-right. It also aims to underscore the various modern far-right actors which adhere to, and actively promote, Anglo-Israelite ...
Homesteading Vegas: Promotion, Race, and Water in the East Mojave
(2020-05-08)
The East Mojave is a hot, dry place. As Americans moved into the desert during the early twentieth century, motivated by a national movement championing country life and dry farming, promotional literature from railroads, ...
Road Power: The Politics of American Highway Development, 1900-1939
(2018)
Road Power uses the development of the American highway system to examine the foundations of the federal state. This thesis argues that the highway bureaucracy accrued power throughout the early twentieth century, providing ...
A Martial Environment: The Rocky Mountain Arsenal and Ecological Change, 1942-2010
(2016)
This thesis examines the military-industrial complex and ecological change in the American West during and after the Cold War. By specifically examining one munitions factory—the Rocky Mountain Arsenal—this thesis demonstrates ...
The Branding of the University of Oklahoma
(2021-05-14)
My thesis focuses on the process of branding the University of Oklahoma between 1890 and 1930. I examine the origins of the administrative brand, the shift after Oklahoma statehood, the impact of World War One, and the ...