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The 'Loose Dreadnoughts': South America's Struggle for Naval Preeminence
(East Carolina University, 2019-11-26)
Near the beginning of the twentieth century, the three prevailing powers in South America--Argentina, Brazil, and Chile--engaged in a naval arms race centered around the revolutionary "dreadnought" warship type, which were ...
Search to Recover: Simulating the Site Formation Process of the 1733 Fleet
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-10)
Archaeological surveys and interpretive efforts rely upon personal observations and second-hand sources--historical documentation, oral histories, and eye-witness accounts-- for information about shipwreck events. These ...
Bermuda's First Maritime Heritage Trail: The Practical Archaeology of Maritime Heritage Trails and Interpretation Technologies
(East Carolina University, 2019-12-10)
This thesis explores the applicability of a maritime cultural heritage trail that would grant more public accessibility to shipwrecks and maritime sites, while discerning prevailing cultural themes from the analysis of ...
WHAT LIES BENEATH AT THE PINE STREET BARGE CANAL BREAKWATER SHIP GRAVEYARD: SITE FORMATION PROCESSES AS A DOCUMENT OF CHANGE IN BURLINGTON, VERMONT (C. 1830-1960)
(East Carolina University, 2019-11-14)
The Pine Street Barge Canal Breakwater Ship Graveyard in the waterfront of Burlington, Vermont contains a small assemblage of abandoned vessels along the shores of Lake Champlain. Representing a span of time dating from ...
YIELD STRENGTH OF THE EGADI 10 WARSHIP: USING NONLINEAR COMPUTER SIMULATIONS TO EXAMINE COLLISION DYNAMICS IN GRECO-ROMAN NAVAL CONFLICTS
(East Carolina University, 2019-12)
The study of ancient Mediterranean naval warfare expanded dramatically with the emergence of maritime archaeology and the subsequent discovery of artifacts and ship remains such as the Athlit and Egadi rams. The ship ...
NORTH CAROLINA’S BLACK PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
This thesis explores the service of an estimated 468 black men who fought for the American cause during the Revolutionary War. Specifically, it examines those who resided in North Carolina or fought under the forces of ...
WHICH NIGHT TO REMEMBER? WHY SOME MARITIME DISASTERS LIVE LONGER IN PUBLIC MEMORY THAN OTHERS
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
This thesis compares twelve maritime disasters from the twentieth century in order to determine why some are kept longer in public memory than others and why some are largely forgotten. No apparent correlation was found ...
CAROLINA SUNSET, CUBAN SUNRISE: CONTINUITY, CHANGE, AND HISTORIC INTERSECTIONALITY IN CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
Reconstruction twisted the foundations of race, class, and gender in the southern United States into knots. The changes that created a new socio-political paradigm in the aftermath of the Civil War, especially emancipation ...
A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS: DIVIDED LOYALTY AND MOTIVATION IN CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS FROM HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
The Seventeenth North Carolina State Troops, Company B (Confederate) and the First North Carolina Volunteers, Company H (Union), were raised principally in Hyde County in eastern North Carolina, but fought on opposing sides ...
Hannibal at the Gates: An Analysis of the Punic Invasion of Italy in the Third Century BCE
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
This thesis examines Hannibal Barca and his role in the Second Punic War while scrutinizing his battle tactics to gain perspective on his military campaigns. Hannibal was the first Carthaginian general known to have been ...