Benita Eisler’s “The Lowell Offering: Writings by New England Mill Women, 1840-1845”
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This 9 page report discusses the lives of the young women who went to work at the Lowell, Massachusetts, fabric mills in the mid 19th century. Approximately seventy women worked to produce what they titled “The Lowell Offering: A Repository of Original Articles on Various Subjects Written by Factory Operatives.” Its first issue also carried the banner “This Number Wholly Written by Females Employed in the Mills.” Stories, poetry, letters, and sketches are part of the volume that provides a remarkable insight to the lives of the women who were dismissively referred to as “factory girls.” Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: BWeisler.wps

Black Soldiers in the Confederate Army
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A 6 page paper which examines how the late entry of Black soldiers into the Confederate military hampered the South’s ability to successfully fight the Northern Army. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGblacksol.rtf

Book Review of "Samuel Adams: Radical Puritan":
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This 5 page paper discusses this book as well as supporting the analysis with quotes. Furthermore, this paper examines the strengths and weaknesses of this book. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: GSSamAda.rtf

Book Review of David McCullough’s “The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge”
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A 10 page paper which considers the book’s thesis, a review of the contents, what the author accomplished, its strengths and weaknesses, and to whom this book would appeal. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGbridge.rtf

Book Review of Henry Kyd Douglas’ “I Rode with Stonewall”
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A 7 page paper which examines the scope of the work, analyzes the author’s treatment of his subject (accuracy, logic, balance), and offers a personal opinion about the book’s relevance and whether or not it can be regarded as recommended reading. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGstonewal.rtf

Boykin/Ghost Ship of the Confederacy
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A 5 page book review of Edward Boykin's Ghost Ship of the Confederacy (1957), which tells the amazing story of the Alabama and her extraordinary captain, Raphael Semmes. In doing so, Boykin profiles an area of Civil War history that is not generally known to the public, while creating a text of high adventure and expert naval strategy. No other sources cited.
Filename: khboykin.rtf

Bruce Levin/Reasons for the American Civil War
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A 3 page research paper that uses Levine's 1992 text as a guide in discussing the principal reason behind the American Civil War. Levine demonstrates that given the inconsistencies between the regions in the antebellum North and South, war was inevitable and the slavery question could not have been decided any other way. Levine's scholarship demonstrates how the 1861 conflict evolved out of tensions that were left unresolved by the American Revolution. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khlevam.rtf

California and Manifest Destiny
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7 pages. This paper explains the connection between early California History and manifest destiny. This period of California's history is just before it became a member of the Union of the States. This piece of time in California's past is a very exciting one while at the same time, terribly difficult as well. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: JGAmnfst.rtf

Capitalism, Human Nature and Culture
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5 pages. In a letter to Thomas Jefferson in December of 1819, John Adams wrote, "Will you tell me how to prevent riches from becoming the effects of temperance and industry? Will you tell me how to prevent riches from producing luxury? Will you tell me how to prevent luxury from producing effeminacy, intoxication, extravagance, vice and folly?" (Adams PG). This interesting query by Adams put to the great Thomas Jefferson no doubt produced much deep thought on the part of both men and is the topic of this interesting paper. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JGAadams.wps

Carnegie Libraries / A Symbol Of Romance
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An 18 page essay on the development of libraries in the late nineteenth century and the impact of the money and philosophy of Andrew Carnegie. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Carnegie.rtf

Catholic Identity in the United States
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This 5 page paper focuses on works by Wilfred P. Schoenberg that examines the assimilation of Catholics in the Pacific Northwest during the nineteenth century. The subject of assimilation, identity and regionalism as it concerns Catholics living in the United States is discussed in general and historic terms. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA138WPS.rtf

Cause And Effects Of Reconstruction Period Between 1865 And 1896
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3 pages in length. Equity under constitutional principles was one of the leading causes behind the Reconstruction, a time when blacks sought to step away from their long-standing rank as slave and place themselves upon level more equitable with being treated as human beings. Since the early 1400s, blacks broke their bodies and minds by serving the white man, constant toil and struggle that served to advance the whites but did nothing for the self-sacrificing black men or women. Adapting into the white man's world was never permitted despite how the blacks forfeited their lives for the benefit of the whites; ultimately, this one-sided situation came under scrutiny as the Civil War came to an end, a time when social, political and economic climates served to establish the fundamental objectives of Reconstruction. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCReconCsEf.rtf

Causes & Effects Of Rapid Urbanization In 19th Century America
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This 8 page paper discusses the causes of rapid urbanization during the last half of the 19th century, with an emphasis on the last decades of that century. The writer explains there were many factors contributing to the exploding population in cities, including industrialization and immigration. Comments regarding the factors involved in industrialization allow the connection to be made between urbanization and industrialization. Data regarding the population of cities, particularly New York and data regarding immigration are provided. The writer also discusses the consequences of urbanization, such as corruption, unsanitary living conditions and other effects. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PG19urb.rtf

Causes and Effects of the Mexican-American War
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This 4 page paper discusses the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War. It argues that the basic causes were the Westward expansion of the United States and the annexation of Texas; effects include a huge increase in size, but unfortunately, increased tension between the two countries. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVMxAmWr.rtf

Causes Of The American Civil War
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A 5 page paper. Slavery is most often cited as the cause of the American Civil War but like any war, there were a number of underlying causes besides the issue of slavery. The Northern and Southern states had been in conflict since before the Constitution was signed in 1789. A number of formal compromises had eased the tension but it began to flare up again in the early 1800s. This paper discusses the three primary reasons for the tension between the North and the South. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGcivwr.wps

Changes From 1890 To The 21st Century
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A 5 page paper. What changes occurred in the 1890s that affected life in the 20th century and what changes will occur in the 21st century? These are the questions that are explored in this essay. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PG1890.wps

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