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The Health and Medical Care of Enslaved African Americans at Somerset Place, 1839-1863
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-24)Somerset Place was one of the largest plantations in North Carolina at the end of the Antebellum period. The owner of Somerset Place, Josiah Collins III, owned the third largest slave plantation in the state. Slaves at ... -
The Importance of Children on the American Frontier: A Comparative Study in Nineteenth Century Western Migration and Settlement
(East Carolina University, 1/13/16)This thesis examines the various roles that children played in the long journey westward that many brave families made to frontier settlements during the middle and late nineteenth century. It also analyzes the influences ... -
The Lake Chapel at Somerset Plantation and Religious Instruction in the Antebellum South
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-22)This thesis is a study of the history and use of one of Somerset Place's most notable structures, the Lake Chapel. Although no longer standing today, it was one of the most important and widely used buildings, not only by ... -
The Military Reforms of Gaius Marius in their Social, Economic, and Political context
(East Carolina University, 1/13/16)The goal of this thesis is, as the title affirms, to understand the military reforms of Gaius Marius in their broader societal context. In this thesis, after a brief introduction (Chap. I), Chap. II analyzes the Roman ... -
The Other Underground Railroad : Hidden Histories Of Slavery And Freedom Across The Porous Frontiers Of Nineteenth-Century United States, Mexico, And The Caribbean
(East Carolina University, 2015)This thesis unveils a hidden part of nineteenth-century Atlantic World History: the transnational exchanges in African slaves that occurred along the Mexico-US border, and across the territorial and coastal boundaries of ... -
The Pirates of the Pamlico: A Maritime Cultural Landscape Investigation of the Pirates of Colonial North Carolina and their Place in the State's Cultural Memory
(East Carolina University, 2016-11-16)During this period (1663-1730), North Carolina was a poor colony in the British Empire. The landscape provided ample opportunities for pirates to establish operational bases. Besides Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach, numerous ... -
The Quandary of Allied Logistics from D-Day to the Rhine
(East Carolina University, 2018-11-30)This thesis analyzes the Allied campaign in Europe from the D-Day landings to the crossing of the Rhine to argue that, had American and British forces given the port of Antwerp priority over Operation Market Garden, the ... -
The Sled, the Litter, and the Plot: Finding Connections Between Mundane Material Culture From World War II's USS North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)USS North Carolina, a World War II battleship, which received 12 battle stars during its career, was turned into a memorial and museum in 1961 after it was decommissioned. Since then, the museum has told the story of World ... -
The Union Soldier Monument Controversy at the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)This thesis centers on a controversial monument initiative at the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site in Johnston County, North Carolina in 1994. The planned obelisk was to record the participation of the four Union ... -
"There Never Was a Good War or a Bad Peace" : Benjamin Franklin's diplomacy and the 1783 Treaty of Paris
(East Carolina University, 2014)This thesis is an analysis of Benjamin Franklin's actions and motivations as he negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris on behalf of the newly created United States. It examines three distinct phases beginning with Franklin's ... -
"They Would Have a Law of Their Own" : The Discourse on Smuggling at the Old Bailey, 1736-1814
(East Carolina University, 2013)This thesis examines the cases of 136 men tried for smuggling offenses at London's central criminal court during the long eighteenth century. Before the 1770s, the government portrayed smuggling as a crime against the ... -
Trade Secrets: A Historical, Archaeological, and Archaeometric Study of Greek Colonization in the Dalmatian Islands
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-28)This thesis examines the Dalmatian islands and their relationship with the surrounding Adriatic region during the late Greek colonization period in the 4th century B.C. by using colonization models, archaeometric ceramic ... -
The United States and Pakistan During Crisis : From the Russian Intervention in Afghanistan to 9/11
(East Carolina University, 2012)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the major influences on the Pakistan-United States relationship in an effort to identify patterns that could help future policymakers. Throughout the relationship, various levels ...