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Chapel Hill, Missouri: Lost Visions of America's Vanguard on the Western Frontier 1820 to 1865
(2014-09-30)
Despite its present circumstance as an extinct Missouri town in the geographic
heart of the Midwest, Chapel Hill College was once the vanguard of the burgeoning
American empire. In 1852, Chapel Hill College stood as a ...
The Laboring Irish: Developing Community and Industry in Early Kansas City
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
By 1880, the Kansas City community had experienced phenomenal growth. Since
1820, the new city had evolved from a fur trading post, an outfitting center for western trails,
a trading center for Native Americans, a ...
The Press and Gettysburg
(2021)
This project surveys the development of the American press through the Civil War, with a focused examination of how the northern and southern presses covered the Gettysburg battle and broader campaign. It takes special ...
Without a sword or a shield: the fighting army behind Brown
(2021)
The struggle of Black Americans to obtain access to economic and political opportunities available to Whites in the United States began with the arrival of the first enslaved persons in 1619 and continues today. Men and ...