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General Jacob Sechler Coxey and his relationship to the Industrial Armies of the Pacific Northwest
(1973-04-01)"By what authority," asked House Speaker Charles F. Crisp, do you, Jacob Sechler Coxey, "represent sixty-five million people"? Jacob S. Coxey, the self-styled representative of the American people, demanded that Congress ... -
German-Americans In Helena, Montana, 1864-1919
(2002-04-01)American governments and industries advertised heavily in Germany to attract new immigrants. Conditions in Germany pushed emigrants out and the majority chose the United States as a place to settle. Germans were especially ... -
Governor Joseph Kemp Toole and the Second Legislative Assembly
(1962-04-01)Society today has similar yet diverse terms whereby it classifies public servants as either politicians or statesmen. When one hears the word ’’politician”, one’s mind immediately conjures up an image of a cigar-chewing, ... -
Green Clay Smith: Soldier and Statesman
(1964-04-01)In the year 18614., after Abraham Lincoln was nominated for the presidency at a Republican convention in Baltimore, a hotly contested battle was waged for the Vice Presidency. The first choice of many of the delegates was ... -
Hawkins' Antecedent Theory On Stonehenge: A Study In British Historiography
(1972-04-01)The subject of this thesis, an ancient monument called Stonehenge, is very possibly one of the most controversial topics of English pre-history. Knowing all too well that personal bias is impossible to either avoid or ... -
Helena And The Great Depression 1929-1935
(1975-04-01)The Great Depression is an exceptionally special era which has captured both the mind and heart of America. More than fifty years later it continues to fascinate just about everyone. In part it is because there are large ... -
History Of The Helena Gold Mining District 1860-1900
(1949-04-01)Montana was to its founders a synonym of romance and hardship; Montana is to its later generations a land of riches and opportunity uncovered and exploited by the hardy men who braved the stat's terrible winders, its hostile ... -
Ideas In Motion: A Critical Analysis Of The Works And Ideas Of Garcilaso De La Vega
(1999-04-01)Vega’s historical contributions are still important today. As the first American historian, he told the story of New World conquest from a valuable and unique perspective. Vega’s writings provide insight into customs and ... -
In The Shadow Of Nuclear War: Montana's Reaction To The Cuban Missile Crisis
(2006-04-01)On a cool Great Falls, Montana, morning in October 1962, Barbara Stroup, wife of Air Force Tech Sergeant Joseph Stroup, left her house to attend a "coffee klatch" at her friend Exie Evan's house. Not thinking anything of ... -
Integrant of Incontinence: Towards a Classification of Ephebophile Abusers within the Clerical Abusers in the United States
(2019-04-01)For the last five decades, child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy has been a moral, pastoral, and institutional stain on the Church in the United States. From 1950 to present, over 15,000 formal reports of abuse have ... -
Irish And Irish-Americans In Helena, Montana, 1864-1916
(1994-04-01)July 4, 1905, dawned as a bright sunny day in Helena, Montana. Some even said it was due to the “Luck of the Irish.” People, mostly Irish, from all over the state had come to see the unveiling of the Thomas Francis Meagher ... -
Irish-American Montanans' Reactions To The Easter Rising
(2007-04-01)The following thesis is an examination of Irish culture in Montana in the context of Irish-American Montanans’ responses to the Easter Rising. Chapter One discusses the Easter Rising itself. The Easter Rising occurred in ... -
It All Began With Nurses: A Case Study Of Coeducation In Higher Education At Carroll College, 1943-1961
(2005-04-01)Carroll College, a diocesan college in western Montana, was founded in 1909 as a Catholic college for young men. Throughout its initial years, the college did not have much interaction with women. In 1925, Bishop John ... -
James M. Ashley: Territorial Governor of Montana
(1964-04-01)The purpose of this thesis is two-fold: first, to relate an account of political life in the Montana territory- under the administration of James M. Ashley, and; secondly, to point out how the conflicts of the Radical ... -
Japanese Americans In Montana: A History Of Their Presence And Treatment Before, During, And After World War II
(1982-04-01)On February 19, 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order No. 9066. With full knowledge that the order would most likely be found unconstitutional, the president nevertheless signed it and thereby gave ... -
JFK: The Dynamics Of Montana, 1958-1963
(1987-04-01)I began this project in the Fall of 1986 as an assignment for a class--Research Seminar in History. As I searched for a topic I realized that there were many definitive accounts on John Kennedy--ranging from his political ... -
John Dennis Ryan, Copper King
(1950-04-01)This dissertation, JOHN DENNIS RYAN, COPPER KINGS, was written under the direction of the Reverend J. W. McCormick, Ph.D., head of the Department of History of Carroll College. I here attempted in the following chapters ... -
John E. Rickards: Montana's Second Governor, A Republican In A Time Of Crisis
(1970-04-01)John E. Rickards was born and raised in Delaware City, Delaware. At the age of nineteen he left his hometown to find employment in Philadelphia in a mercantile establishment. By 1870 John Rickards felt the stirring of a ... -
Las Politicas Del Cobre: A Study Of The Anaconda Company's Involvement In Chilean Politics 1969-1973
(2003-04-01)On September 4, 1970, Salvador Allende, leader of the Marxist political party Unidad Popular, was elected president. This sent tremors through the United States government and through the foreign business community in ... -
Lee Metcalf And The Montana Wilderness Study Act Of 1977: A Case Study On The Wilderness Issue And Its Varying Viewpoints
(1982-04-01)In 1967 the United States Forest Service began a review of all roadless areas within the national forest system. The purpose of this nationwide roadless area review was to determine what areas, if any, should be preserved ...