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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 ...
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 ...
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 care to consider the biases...