DAVIDSON et al. DAVIS v. CONTEE'S ADMINISTRATOR CONTIE (1823)
Title | DAVIDSON et al. DAVIS v. CONTEE'S ADMINISTRATOR CONTIE (1823) PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 20 |
Release | 1823 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
File No. 1051
Prominent Families of New York
Title | Prominent Families of New York PDF eBook |
Author | Lyman Horace Weeks |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 64 |
Release | 1898 |
Genre | New York (N.Y.) |
ISBN |
History of Windham County, Connecticut: 1600-1760
Title | History of Windham County, Connecticut: 1600-1760 PDF eBook |
Author | Ellen Douglas Larned |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 618 |
Release | 1874 |
Genre | Windham County (Conn.) |
ISBN |
Slavery and the University
Title | Slavery and the University PDF eBook |
Author | Leslie Maria Harris |
Publisher | University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | 365 |
Release | 2019-02-01 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0820354422 |
Slavery and the University is the first edited collection of scholarly essays devoted solely to the histories and legacies of this subject on North American campuses and in their Atlantic contexts. Gathering together contributions from scholars, activists, and administrators, the volume combines two broad bodies of work: (1) historically based interdisciplinary research on the presence of slavery at higher education institutions in terms of the development of proslavery and antislavery thought and the use of slave labor; and (2) analysis on the ways in which the legacies of slavery in institutions of higher education continued in the post-Civil War era to the present day. The collection features broadly themed essays on issues of religion, economy, and the regional slave trade of the Caribbean. It also includes case studies of slavery's influence on specific institutions, such as Princeton University, Harvard University, Oberlin College, Emory University, and the University of Alabama. Though the roots of Slavery and the University stem from a 2011 conference at Emory University, the collection extends outward to incorporate recent findings. As such, it offers a roadmap to one of the most exciting developments in the field of U.S. slavery studies and to ways of thinking about racial diversity in the history and current practices of higher education.
Preserving the Desert
Title | Preserving the Desert PDF eBook |
Author | Lary M. Dilsaver |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Desert conservation |
ISBN | 9781938086465 |
National parks are different from other federal lands in the United States. Beginning in 1872 with the establishment of Yellowstone, they were largely set aside to preserve for future generations the most spectacular and inspirational features of the country, seeking the best representative examples of major ecosystems such as Yosemite, geologic forms such as the Grand Canyon, archaeological sites such as Mesa Verde, and scenes of human events such as Gettysburg. But one type of habitat--the desert--fell short of that goal in American eyes until travel writers and the Automobile Age began to change that perception. As the Park Service began to explore the better-known Mojave and Colorado deserts of southern California during the 1920s for a possible desert park, many agency leaders still carried the same negative image of arid lands shared by many Americans--that they are hostile and largely useless. But one wealthy woman--Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, from Pasadena--came forward, believing in the value of the desert, and convinced President Franklin D. Roosevelt to establish a national monument that would protect the unique and iconic Joshua trees and other desert flora and fauna. Thus was Joshua Tree National Monument officially established in 1936, with the area later expanded in 1994 when it became Joshua Tree National Park. Since 1936, the National Park Service and a growing cadre of environmentalists and recreationalists have fought to block ongoing proposals from miners, ranchers, private landowners, and real estate developers who historically have refused to accept the idea that any desert is suitable for anything other than their consumptive activities. To their dismay, Joshua Tree National Park, even with its often-conflicting land uses, is more popular today than ever, serving more than one million visitors per year who find the desert to be a place worthy of respect and preservation. Distributed for George Thompson Publishing
A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region
Title | A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region PDF eBook |
Author | William Frederick Howat |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 518 |
Release | 1915 |
Genre | Calumet Region (Ill. and Ind.) |
ISBN |
Jury Nullification
Title | Jury Nullification PDF eBook |
Author | Clay S. Conrad |
Publisher | Cato Institute |
Total Pages | 337 |
Release | 2013-12-05 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1939709016 |
The Founding Fathers guaranteed trial by jury three times in the Constitution—more than any other right—since juries can serve as the final check on government’s power to enforce unjust, immoral, or oppressive laws. But in America today, how independent c