Browsing History by Title
Now showing items 52-71 of 109
-
Maiden: A Mining Camp's Struggle For Permanence On The Montana Frontier
(1980-04-01)The mining camp was the center of attention during an era in which men struggled to build something lasting in a strange and hostile environment. The camp reflected well the transitory and exploitative nature of the mining ... -
Martin Maginnis Territorial Representative
(1960-04-01)The purpose of this thesis is to shed some light on the sometimes maligned and often completely untreated subject of the Territorial Delegate. Because it was the Territory’s only voice in the Federal Government, the delegate ... -
Montana Gold Mining And The Camp Of Pony
(1980-04-01)The usual Rocky Mountain gold camp went through a general growth pattern. First the gold was discovered in an area and a rush followed. In this stage, the camp that grew was loosely organized, transitory and totally dependent ... -
"Montana" Oiye: The Journey Of A Japanese American From The Big Sky To The Battlefields of Europe
(2003-04-01)Being a pale-skinned, red-haired, Irish-English descendant, I am often questioned by people about my fascination with East Asian culture and history. I tend to respond to their inquiries as simply as possible. For me, the ... -
Montana's "Boodlers": Montanans And The Aftermath Of The 1899 Senatorial Scandal
(1983-04-01)As a newsman, I have had to endure accusations at various times that I (meaning my profession) had fabricated scandals only to "get" those in government who had views different from my own. I have been amazed to note the ... -
Montana's Reaction To The Fall Of France In 1940
(2000-04-01)This change in American society from isolationist to one that might intervene was caused by the fall of France. The realization that America was vulnerable to Hitler prompted many Montanans to turn away from isolationism. ... -
Nazi Prisoners of War: The Civilian and Prisoner Experience in Agricultural America
(2014-04-01)Local histories help explain the daily experiences of the average citizen on a micro level, leading to a better understanding of the collective experience. Ensuring local histories are collected and properly analyzed is ... -
Newell Dwight Hillis And His Fight For Democracy During World War I
(1999-04-01)Few events in history are as emotional and thought provoking as war. World War 1,1914-1918, was no exception. The United States remained neutral for the first two and a half years of “The Great War,” as it was called. In ... -
Pioneer Schools In The Gold Mining Camps Of Bannack, Virginia City, And Helena In Montana Territory
(1960-04-01)In reading and studying about the West one finds a good deal written about such heroic figures as the fur trappers, the miners, and the cowboy. But these are the tales of high adventure which make for exciting reading. The ... -
Queen Tamara: An Analysis Of Tamaran Myths And Legends Through Eight Centuries Of Georgian History
(1999-04-01)Georgia, surrounded by modem day Turkey, Iran, and Russia, and flanked by the Black and Caspian Sea, has been the subject of frequent foreign invasions since the fifth millennium B.C.. Influenced by Greek and Persian thought ... -
Russo-Finnish Relations, 1937-1947
(1973-04-01)In 1967 the Finnish Republic celebrated Its fiftieth anniversary. That Finland can celebrate her freedom is rather amazing In view of the Soviet Union’s domination, with the exception of Greece, of every nation In East ... -
Samuel Thomas Hauser: Territorial Governor Of Montana
(1964-04-01)Samuel Thomas Hauser was perhaps one the most representative territorial governors Montana ever had, despite the fact that the duties of office distracted him from his own affairs. He was not a man to yield up a public ... -
Searching For Work Of National Importance Civilian Public Service Smokejumpers In World War II
(2003-04-01)In 1940 the United States government enacted the country’s first peacetime draft. While Americans generally supported the government as it prepared for entry into World War II, a few organizations remained deeply committed ... -
Sidney, Montana, During The Great Depression: Converting Retreat Into Advance
(1995-04-01)Certain periods of history have a lasting effect on society. The Great Depression of the 1930s proved no exception. The United States suffered a massive economic disaster during that time. Across the nation, Americans felt ... -
St. Peter's Mission
(1949-04-01)The purpose of this thesis is to present, as completely as resources permit, the history of St. Peter's Mission, a Jesuit institution, both necessary and desirable because of the evils attendant upon the impact of an ... -
The "Beast" In Bergen-Belsen: Josef Kramer And The Implementation Of The "Final Solution" To The "Jewish Question," 1943-1945
(2006-04-01)In the summer of 1944, Adolf Hitler’s “Thousand-Year Reich” was on the verge oftotal military collapse. In June, American, British, and Canadian armies landed on the Normandy coast of France and began pressing toward ... -
The Airplane: A Revolution in Warfare 1939-1945
(2012-04-01)Although the idea of aviation has existed since the dawn of time, it has only been within the past century that these ideas have been realized through the invention of the airplane. One of the airplane’s most notable ... -
The Background And Organization Of The Montana Stockgrowers Association
(1963-04-01)The cattle industry has played a very dominating role in shaping the history of Montana. From very humble beginnings it has developed to a position of importance rivaling both mining and farming. It has been characterized ... -
The Bahamas: A Step Toward True Independence
(1980-04-01)From the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, to the granting of the Independence Constitution in 1973, the Bahama Islands were under the domination of a foreign power— Britain. The other country that at times attempted ... -
The Big Hole Battle Of The Nez Perces War - 1877
(1957-04-01)For several years I have had an interest In the history of the American Indian, in his traditions, in his economics and particularly in the role he was forced to play in the great westward expansion of our nation. This ...