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Essays On U.S. History (18th Century)
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"The Patriot" – Uniform Accuracy
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6 pages in length. Authenticity is a primary factor to a period film if it is to reflect the flavor, value and truthfulness of its subject. "The Patriot" is one movie where costumes reflect the entire ambiance of reality; while costume designer Deborah Scott worked with the Smithsonian Institute to ensure the authenticity of soldier uniforms and townspeople garb, there was nonetheless some rather glaring imprecision when it came to following the example left behind by history. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCPatriot.rtf
Essay Title: "The Patriot" – Uniform Accuracy
"William Cooper's Town " by Alan Taylor
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A 5 page paper which examines the life of William Cooper, in "William Cooper's Town " by Alan Taylor, as it relates to the Revolutionary War. William Cooper was able to make his fortune, but also lose it, due to conditions which involved the Revolutionary War. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAcooper.wps
Essay Title: "William Cooper's Town " by Alan Taylor
2 essays/Panic of 29 & Alexander Hamilton
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A 6 page research paper that contains 2 smaller essays, of 3 pages each. The first essay concerns the causes of the Panic of 1929 and the Great Depression and the second essay addresses the financial system established by Alexander Hamilton for the young United States. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Essay Title: 2 essays/Panic of 29 & Alexander Hamilton
A COMPARISON OF ‘THE LIFE OF JOHNNY REB’ TO ‘THE LIFE OF BILLY YANK’ BY BELL I. WILEY
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This 8 page paper compares and contrasts two books by Bell I. Wiley: The life of Johnny Reb and The Life of Billy Yank. Examples, quotes cited from texts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBwiley.rtf
Essay Title: A COMPARISON OF ‘THE LIFE OF JOHNNY REB’ TO ‘THE LIFE OF BILLY YANK’ BY BELL I. WILEY
A CRITICAL REVIEW OF LITERATURE CONCERNING HISTORICAL VIEWPOINTS
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This 9 page paper discusses the various viewpoints of those who throughout history have had little voice: Native Americans, black women, and the poor. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBcritin.rtf
Essay Title: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF LITERATURE CONCERNING HISTORICAL VIEWPOINTS
A Name Not Easily Forgotten
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This five page paper presents a dicussion into the life and
motivation of Dolores Huerta. Bibliography lists four sources.
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Essay Title: A Name Not Easily Forgotten
Alan Taylor: "Liberty Men And Great Proprietors : The Revolutionary Settlement On The Maine Frontier, 1760-1820"
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6 pages in length. Alan Taylor's Liberty Men and Great Proprietors : The Revolutionary Settlement on the Maine Frontier, 1760-1820 is an expansive book that studies the life and times of Maine's backcountry settlers during the period after the American Revolution. The initial and subsequent chapters delve deeply into the historical Liberty Men and their resistance movement as it related to the region they attempted to settle, in spite of Great Proprietor's rebellious efforts. The writer offers a review of Taylor's book that chronicles the settlement of Maine's frontier. No additional sources cited. A-Taylor.wps
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Essay Title: Alan Taylor: "Liberty Men And Great Proprietors : The Revolutionary Settlement On The Maine Frontier, 1760-1820"