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The Jacobite Rebellion of 1719 : Revenge and Regrets
(East Carolina University, 2013)
The Jacobite Rebellion of 1719 was an ambitious failed attempt by Spain and the Jacobites to restore the exiled Stuart king James III to the British throne. Because of its failure, the 1719 rebellion has received little ...
Pieces of History : Reconstructing the Past of Bassett Hall, 1650-2013
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This thesis will examine the history of one of the historic homes in Colonial Williamsburg, Bassett Hall. It was home to Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. while they funded the reconstruction of Williamsburg. The purpose ...
The Central Places of Albemarle Sound : Examining Transitional Maritime Economies Through Archaeological Site Distribution
(East Carolina University, 2011)
Historical evidence shows that the Albemarle Sound region has a long history of maritime trade. As technologies improved, early settlers moved beyond simple subsistence farming to expand extensive maritime trade networks ...
Progressive Politics, the McMillan Plan, and the Expression of an American Identity
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The knowledge that Washington was a city for all Americans and a representative of the ideals and values of this country drove the members of the Senate Park Commission to make Washington the most beautiful, the most ...
End of the Line : The Wright's Creek Commercial Fishing Graveyard, Belhaven, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2011)
A 1994-1995 survey (Babits and Kjorness 1995) discovered the presence of several abandoned vessel complexes in Wright's Creek, a rural area located between the Pamlico and Pungo Rivers in North Carolina. These graveyards, ...
BRACTEATES AS INDICATORS OF NORTHERN PAGAN RELIGIOSITY IN THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES
(East Carolina University, 2012)
This thesis investigates the religiosity of some Germanic peoples of the Migration period (approximately AD 300-800) and seeks to overcome some difficulties in the related source material. The written sources which describe ...
The Goal is Whiteness : Yugoslav-American Communism, Gender, and Race in Postwar Pittsburgh
(East Carolina University, 2011)
This thesis examines Yugoslav Americans' expressions of gender, whiteness, and patriotism in post-World War II Pittsburgh, as reactionary to the frenzied and anxious atmosphere of potential Soviet invasion and Communist ...
Tar Kilns of Goose Creek State Park : History and Preservation
(East Carolina University, 2013)
Tar kilns are found throughout the Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina, remnants of a flourishing and important industry that exported tar across the Atlantic world. Tar production is the extraction of terpene from ...
"In behalf of the Continent" : Privateering and Irregular Naval Warfare in Early Revolutionary America, 1775-1777
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The goal of this thesis is to demonstrate the vital importance of American privateers during the early years of the Revolutionary War and their impact on the achievement of American independence. Most Revolutionary War ...
Ionian Revolt, Reconsidered
(East Carolina University, 2010)
In the scope of historical events recorded by Herodotus, no event has been more pivotal in capturing the relationship between the mainland and Ionian Greeks and their enemy, and at times supporter, Persian Empire than the ...