Slavery--Political aspects--Kentucky; Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
In his 1926 study of the Civil War era in Kentucky, southern historian E. Merton Coulter repeated the old saying that Kentucky was the only state to secede after Appomattox. In an over-simplification of the process, most historians have seen harsh...
The thesis deals with the political career of John Marshall Harlan prior to his appointment in 1877 as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Throughout the majority of those twenty-three active years in Kentucky politics, Harlan...
Railroads--Virginia--History--19th century; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Transportation; Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
This thesis is an examination of the Virginia railroad system during the Civil War. Using extensive and primary secondary sources, the thesis argues that the Virginia General Assembly, the Confederate Government under Jefferson Davis, and the...
Railroads--Kentucky--History; Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
In studying and teaching history, I have been convinced that the transportation facilities of a country have helped or hindered its political, industrial and commercial development. In this thesis, I have endeavored to show the value of the...
United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America. Army; Soldiers--Kentucky--Psychology--History--19th century; Soldiers--Kentucky--Attitudes--History--19th century
Beginning with Bell Irvin Wiley's 1943 The Life of Johnny Reb: The Common Soldier of the Confederacy, historians have produced many works describing the motivations for soldiers to enlist and serve during the Civil War. However, because they often...
Whitestone, Henry, 1819-1893; Architects--United States
Henry Whitestone (1819-1893) practiced architecture in the
nineteenth century when the prevailing mode in architectural styles
was a series of historical revivals. His work, with few exceptions,
was entirely within the style of the Italian...
Kentucky--Governor (1859-1862 : Magoffin); Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
This thesis seeks to understand Beriah Magoffin as Governor of Kentucky. Adding to the work begun by Michael T. Dues and Lowell H. Harrison during the 1960s and 1970s, this thesis fleshes out a man little studied in history. It addresses several...
United States. Army--History; Federal aid to law enforcement agencies--United States; Riots--United States
The function of the army of the United States is to protect the country against all enemies foreign and domestic. Everyone is cognizant of the accomplishments of the American forces against its foreign enemies; but there is another work, of equal...
McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885; Generals--United States--History--19th century; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
This thesis is an examination of the factors that impacted the rise and fall of the military career of General George McClellan during the initial stages of the Civil War. It works almost exclusively with primary sources to gain a better...
African Americans--Education--Kentucky--Louisville--History; Education--Kentucky--Louisville--History; Louisville Public Schools (Louisville, Ky.)--History; Literacy--Social aspects--Kentucky--Louisville--History
I conducted my dissertation research in the national, state, and local archives. Using Deborah Brandt's "Sponsors of Literacy" as a conceptual framework and Critical Race Theory as a theoretical framework, I offer Louisville, Kentucky as...
Acridine is a compound that has a ring system similar to anthracene except that one of the CH groups is replaced by a -N- group. It is possible for this compound to have desmotropic forms as those that follow. When an amino group is present in the...
Louisville (Ky.)--Economic conditions--19th century; Louisville (Ky.)--Commerce--History; Ohio River Valley--Commerce--History
The dominant theme in the study of any phase of Ohio River history is found in the great extent of the river system and the vast area of the drainage basin of the Mississippi to which this stream forms so important a part. The basin of the...
Slavery and the church--Kentucky--Louisville; Slavery--Kentucky--Louisville; Louisville (Ky.)--Church history
In the one hundred and forty years of Louisville's existence, it has grown from a log cabin settlement with no churches to a city with 269 churches and church property valued at over $30,000,000. It is impossible to measure the moral and religious...
Fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites (PMCs) using high-temperature thermoplastics as the matrix material represent a lightweight design solution for applications above 250°F. This is often required for aircraft structures subjected to...
Composite drawings; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Forts & fortifications; Armored vessels; Gunboats
Composite five sketches relating to the attack on Fort Hindman, a Confederate fort on the Arkansas River, in 1863. Each photo has a caption: View of the attack on Fort Hindman Jan. 11th 1863; the "Rattler," "Glide" and Ram...
Oral history interview conducted with Nelson Goodwin on January 10, 1979 by Kenneth Chumbley. Mr. Goodwin, a nursery owner and local historian from Louisville, Kentucky, discusses his ancestors and other African Americans who lived in the...
Men; Suits (Clothing); Group portraits; Eating & drinking; Waiters
Numerous middle-aged white men in dark suits, likely employees of the Anderson Manufacturing Company, are seated at well-appointed dinner tables at the Pendennis Club at 218 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. Three...
This study investigates the placebo effect in randomized controlled trials of low back pain. This effect has not been analyzed over time or in respect to low back pain. A meta-analysis was performed using the Pubmed/Medline database for low back...
African American men--Mental health; Depression in men; Depression, Mental--Social aspects
Background: In any given year depression affects as many as 121 million people worldwide and 20 percent or 19 million people in the U.S. suffer from at least one episode of depression during their lifetime. In the U.S., depression has a substantial...
Determining the etiology of skeletal malocclusion is an important diagnostic step in treatment planning patients with maxillofacial anomalies. Aims: To describe cranial base morphology using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images and correlate...