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Enter Here: An Invitation: "We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are" - Anais Nin, Author & Diarist (1903-1977)
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Enter Here: An Invitation. A shared learning space for discussion, inquiry and the development of knowledge. Moderated by Martha Green, Coordinator of Learning Services. Office of International Outreach, Texas A&M. Knowledge emerges only through invention and re-invention, through the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry, human beings pursue in the world, with the world and with each other.". Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Thursday, June 19, 2008. How was the story told? Digital his...
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Railroads and the Making of Modern America | Topics
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Making of Modern America. A Digital History Project. Slavery and Southern Railroads. Some of the first, longest and most ambitious railroads in the nation were built in the South beginning in the late 1820s. By 1860 the South's railroad network was one of the most extensive in the world, and nearly all of it had been constructed with slave labor. Moreover, railroad companies became some of the largest slaveholders in the South. Railroad Work and Workers. The Civil War and Strategy. In an unprecedented mo...
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Railroads and the Making of Modern America | Topics
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Making of Modern America. A Digital History Project. Civil War and Strategy. Documents related to this topic. US Military Railroads and Black Labor:. Letters to and from the U.S.M.R.R. Northern Railroad Building in the War:. Civil War Letters of Samuel B. Reed. Railroads figured in many Civil War battles. They were represented widely in periodicals and newspapers. They became key strategic objectives in war planning and some of the most visible such objectives for the public. Maps of the War. This view u...
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Railroads and the Making of Modern America | Search
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Making of Modern America. A Digital History Project. Artists' Excursion Over The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road. Noteworthy for its marvelous illlustrations, this feature article portrays the joys of railroad travel. Back To Document List. Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Harper and Brothers, Publishers. William G. Thomas.
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Railroads and the Making of Modern America | Views
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Making of Modern America. A Digital History Project. Appendix Tables for "The Iron Way". New Railroad Miles Constructed by Region, 1850-1860. Percent of Total Miles in 1860 That Were Constructed in 1850s, by Region. Total Miles in 1860 by Region. New Railroad Miles Constructed by Region, 1850-1860. New Railroad Miles Constructed by Region, 1850-1860. Additional charts and tables for "The Iron Way: Railroads, the Civil War, and the Making of Modern America.". William G. Thomas.
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Railroads and the Making of Modern America | Student Projects
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Making of Modern America. A Digital History Project. A number of University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate students in history are creating projects related to the development of the railroad system as a part of their individual scholarly work. Links to their project sites appear below. Women on the Rails: Nebraska Suffragists and the Railroad. Women on the Rails: Nebraska Suffragists and the Railroad. This Free and Sovereign Right: Eminent Domain, The Cherokee Nation, and Railroad Law, 1880-1890. During t...
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Railroads and the Making of Modern America | Topics
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Making of Modern America. A Digital History Project. William Jennings Bryan's 1896 Campaign. In an unprecedented move, William Jennings Bryan chose to use the new railroad system to travel during his 1896 campaign for the presidency. Through this strategy, Bryan was able to personally give speeches before thousands of people in hundreds of cities and towns during his seven month campaign. Documents related to this topic. Bryan's 1896 U. S. Presidential Campaign Speeches. Bryan's 1896 Speeches by State.
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AHA Day 2: The Future of History Journals in the Digital Age | Digital History Project
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An NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant. Skip to primary content. AHA Day 2: The Future of History Journals in the Digital Age. January 14, 2012. Those participating faced a series of questions. They spoke on the steps they were taking to move their journals into the digital age. Some are making concerted efforts to incorporate new digital supplements to their journals while others, like the peer-reviewed Southern Spaces. This entry was posted in Sustaining Digital History. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Digital History Project | An NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant | Page 2
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An NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Newer posts →. NYT: Digital Keys for Unlocking the Humanities’ Riches. November 17, 2010. A recent piece by Patricia Cohen of the. Profiling some current digital history projects:. Digital Keys for Unlocking the Humanities’ Riches. Published: November 16, 2010. Digitally savvy scholars are exploring how technology can enhance understanding of the liberal arts. This is part of a series:. November 12, 2010. Dr Tow...
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Railroads and the Making of Modern America | Views
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Making of Modern America. A Digital History Project. Railroads and Women's History on the Great Plains. NET Radio Interview with William Thomas and Leslie Working. William G. Thomas.
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