Browsing by Author "History"
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The James River Bateau: Tobacco transport in the Upland Virginia, 1745-1840
Terrell, Bruce G (1988-12) -
Jose Arturo Castellanos: An Unlikely Hero of the Second World War from El Salvador
Lemus, Emily Joyce (East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)The purpose of this thesis is to shed light on a Holocaust rescue effort untaken by Jose Castellanos and George Mandel. Mandel has been the subject of several publications while Castellanos' role has largely been ignored. ... -
Julian Corbett and the Development of a Maritime Strategy
Rogers, Samuel E (East Carolina University, 2018-11-30)Sir Julian Corbett (1854-1922) is one of the two most influential theorists of sea power. He defined maritime operations, limited war, and our understanding of the "British Way of War," while also foreshadowing the Great ... -
Keeping History Afloat: A Study of the Preservation of the Museum Ship Olympia
Merrigan, Patrick J (East Carolina University, 2018-12-10)Historic ships are crucial to understanding maritime and naval history. The preservation of working vessels and museum ships of historical significance is necessary to ensure their continued availability for public ... -
Landscapes in Transition: Redbanks Landing on the Tar River, Greenville, North Carolina
Southerly, Kathy Ann Welliver (2006-05) -
"Like Foxes Loose in a Chicken Coop" : The Second World War's Forgotten Turkey Shoot
Frazier, Brandon Michael (2007-04) -
Living History in the Classroom
Burke, Sarah I (East Carolina University, 2015-12-08)At a time when public education has moved toward standardized testing, and history in grades K-5 has been reduced to the actions of a few great men and federal holidays, living history programs are becoming increasingly ... -
Logboats of the Moravian Gate: Monoxyl Dugout Vessels from Central Europe
Rogers, Jason S (2004-05) -
The Logistical Impact of Prize Capture on Armies at the Siege of Boston 1775-1776
Miller, David M (2005-04) -
Logistics of Invasion: The Anglo Saxon Migration to Post-Roman Britain
Nichols, Kevin H (2002-03) -
A Long and Slow Martyrdom: The Jesuits' Supply Route to Huronia, 1632-1650
Schaefer, John C (1994-04) -
Loyal to Commerce?: Merchants and the Occupation of Eastern North Carolina, 1862-1865
Shuler, Noah S (East Carolina University, 2021-04-21)This thesis comparatively analyzes the experiences and loyalties of merchants in the North Carolina towns of New Bern and Williamston during the American Civil War through the viewpoint of two individual merchants: Jacob ... -
Making God: Joseph Goebbels and the Veneration of Hitler
Early, Daniel W (East Carolina University, 2019-01-09)This thesis focuses on Joseph Goebbels and his desire to create a pseudo-religion around Adolf Hitler for the purpose of rousing and maintaining popular support. Goebbels has been analyzed extensively in terms of his ... -
Making Land With Pirates
Clothier, Kaitlin (East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)Privateer and pirate islands required four basic components to make them successful. First, the islands needed to lack economic potential for the imperial powers. The lack of economic potential led to governmental neglect ... -
March of the "Corps Editorial" : The Development of Journalism in North Carolina, 1796-1860
Clark, McIver Allen, Jr. (East Carolina University, 2013)North Carolina print culture enjoyed significant and steady expansion after the appointment of James Davis as state printer in 1749. Though often marginalized in a national context, North Carolina's newspapers developed ... -
A Maritime City in Crisis: Norfolk and the Yellow Fever of 1855
Moore, Shawn Holland (1998-07) -
The Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology of China in Southeast Asia: Song to Early Ming Dynasties (960 - 1435 C.E.)
Van Tilburg, Hans Konrad (1994-12) -
A Maritime History of Okracoke Inlet, 1584-1783
Newell, Samuel W (1987-11) -
Material culture of nineteenth century steamboat passengers on the Bertrand and Arabia
Kjorness, Annalies Corbin. -
Material Culture of Nineteenth-Century Steamboat Passengers on the BERTRAND and ARABIA
Corbin Kjorness, Anna (1995-10)