Browsing by Subject "eighteenth century"
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(ALA Map and Geography Round Table, 2008-04-17)Many colonists brought books, atlases, and maps to America; some assembled personal libraries that would ultimately benefit public institutions. The establishment of academic and subscription libraries initiated institutional ...
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(2015-05-06)Bateaux were a key utility craft in military operations in the colonies of North America. Their size, durability, and ease of construction made them ideal for moving troops and supplies over the lakes and rivers of New ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)ComfortâÂÂwith its various connotations of physical ease, wealth, independence, and serviceâÂÂis an important concept to Jane Austen, who uses comfort in her novels to both affirm and challenge accepted womenâÂÂs ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)Shipwrecks have a way of catching the imagination of both professionals and the general public. During the fall of 2004 a shipwreck was discovered in Delaware Bay near Lewes, Delaware. This vessel, believed to be British, ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)This thesis attempts to identify authors' attitudes toward late eighteenth century London prostitutes. Through the examination of several selected sources, one can isolate feelings that eighteenth century writers had about ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)The invasion of the Western Hemisphere by empire-building Europeans brought European forms of rhetoric to the Americas. American Indians who were exposed to European-style education gradually adopted some of the cultural ...