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The life of Governor Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham
(1930)It is the purpose of this paper to give the career of S.W.T. Lanham showing the part he had during the periods of struggle and strife through which the United States passed during the years of his life, as soldier of the ... -
History of Baylor University
(1941-07)This thesis has been written for those who love Baylor University and wish to know the rich history of the "grand old school." The purpose has been to show the development of the institution from its beginning in the days ... -
"Whose boy will die because you failed?" : Waco and McLennan County in 1942.
(2006-09-28)This thesis analyzes the experiences and actions of Waco and McLennan County residents during 1942, the first full year of World War II. People living on the home front participated in the war effort in a variety of ways, ... -
Land reform and the fall of the Roman Republic, 133-83 BC.
(2006-10-26)This thesis follows the birth and growth of the land reform movement in Roman politics from the period of 133 - 83 BC. Beginning with Tiberius Gracchus in 133 and moving through the periods of leadership of Gaius Gracchus ... -
God's army: religious conservatives at the 1992 Republican National Convention.
(2006-11-22)Before 1992, religious conservatives had been an important voting bloc for Republican presidential candidates. They provided crucial monetary and organizational support, but they were often dissatisfied with their lack ... -
He was ours: Lyndon Baines Johnson and American identity.
(2006-12-04)President Lyndon B. Johnson challenged his fellow citizens to build a Great Society based on traditional conceptions of American identity. Johnson's cultivation of a personal identity as a Texan, rather than a southerner, ... -
Saudi Arabia and the United States' plans for Middle East defense.
(2006-12-05)The Dwight D. Eisenhower administration's Cold War concerns shaped the United States' policy in the Middle East during the 1950s. Relations with Saudi Arabia proved critical as the U.S. pursued its interests in the region. ... -
Kirvin and Streetman: a new history of the northwest section of Freestone County, 1900-1950.
(2006-12-05)A social history of the northwest section of Freestone County, Texas, focusing mainly on the towns of Kirvin and Streetman, 1900–1950, reveals the developments, the tragedies, the stories, and the obvious themes running ... -
Unwelcome orthodoxy: Anglican ascendancy, peculiar partnerships, and the conquering of Congregationalist contempt in eighteenth-century Connecticut.
(2007-02-07)Interpreting anew the ascendancy of the Church of England in eighteenth-century New England from the perspective of its own members is vital to transmitting a balanced history of the religious climate in the region at the ... -
The history of African Americans in Fort Worth, Texas, 1875-1980.
(2007-12-04)African American urban histories in the United States typically focus on larger cities in the nation such as Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C. Despite the low amount of scholarly works looking at Texas cities, the ... -
A power for good in the church: women’s organizations within the black Baptist church in Texas, 1880-1895.
(2008-06-09)Black Baptist churches across the United States found themselves facing an unique opportunity at the end of the Civil War. One of the most frequent topics to be discussed was what role women should play, not only in the ... -
Practicing primitive Christianity in a progressive world: a historical examination of two divisions within the Churches of Christ in America.
(2008-06-11)Since their birth in America, Churches of Christ have believed in and sought after the unity of all Christendom through the restoration of primitive, New Testament Christianity. Throughout its history, this group has ... -
Jezebel or servant of God?: how Julie Pennington-Russell became the first female pastor in Texas.
(2008-10-01)In 1998 Calvary Baptist Church, in Waco, Texas, appointed Julie Pennington-Russell: the first female Baptist pastor in Texas. This thesis will show the dynamic relationship between the conservative and moderate Baptist ... -
The Philippine Scouts and the practice of counter-insurgency in the Philippine-American War, 1899-1913.
(2008-10-01)More than one-hundred years ago, the United States fought a counter-insurgency campaign in the Philippines similar to those currently being waged in Iraq and Afghanistan. Winning against a guerrilla opponent has been a ... -
The military and administrative leadership of the Black Prince.
(2008-10-28)Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine (1330-1376), has been analyzed on many different levels for his military genius in battle during the Hundred Years War. Known as the Black Prince, Edward had an effective ... -
Uncovered : the cover-up of the My Lai massacre.
(2009-04-01)In the midst of a war that was being fought not on open battlefields but in dense jungles, an atrocious event occurred in the presence of soldiers of the United States military. Over five hundred Vietnamese civilians, the ... -
Guiana and the shadows of empire : colonial and cultural negotiations at the edge of the world.
(2010-06-23)Nowhere in the world can objective study of colonialism and its effects be more fruitful than in the Guianas, the region of three small states in northeastern South America. The purpose of this thesis is threefold. First, ... -
Between isolation and engagement : the history of the Dutch Calvinist school movement in the Netherlands, the United States, and Canada.
(2010-06-23)Over 200,000 Dutch immigrants have settled in Canada since the end of World War II. The Dutch Calvinists within this larger body have largely maintained their distinct religious and ethnic identities through the establishment ... -
Navigating hell, awaiting judgment : the role of the Argentine and Chilean Catholic Church during the military regimes.
(2010-06-23)This thesis examines the personal formation of various bishops in the Chilean and Argentine episcopacies who were critical in determining the stance of the Roman Catholic Church during the military regimes of the 1970s and ... -
"I only love them" : Dorothy Scarborough and the supernatural in literature.
(2010-06-23)This thesis examines the life and accomplishments of Emily Dorothy Scarborough, graduate of both Baylor University and Columbia University and professor of English, as they relate to her interest in the supernatural. Born ...