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Blacks in Topeka Kansas, 1865–1915

A Social History

By: Thomas C. Cox

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Blacks in Topeka Kansas, 1865–1915

A Social History

By: Thomas C. Cox

Tracing the development of a black community in the trans-Mississippi West, Blacks in Topeka, Kansas, 1865--1915 is a thorough, insightful examination of an area of black history that has received, at best, scant attention. Thomas C. Cox probes in this study the political, social, and economic standing of blacks and the growth of black institutions in the Topeka area from early settlement during the territorial period through the rise of an urban Topeka in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Pivotal In the development of the black community was the Great Exodus of the 1870s -- the massive migration of southern blacks that brought the community new leaders, businessmen, and skilled laborers, and provided the impetus for establishment of institutions and elaborate social structures. Assessing the impact of the Exodus on social stratification and on the destruction of power, Cox closely examines the establishment of political and social clubs, the founding of churches, the rise of the black press -- including the influential Colored Citizen and Plaindealer -- and the emergence of such community leaders a John Wright, William Eagle son, and James Guy.The racial discrimination that permeated Topeka and intensified in the wake of the Great Exodus soon brought about organized protest by the black community to advance the causes of reform and social progress. As this movement grew in strength, it became a powerful bond that overcame divisions within black Topeka, and gave rise to a cohesive community grounded in strong local institutions through which blacks could challenge city, state, and national attitudes and events. In the case of Topeka, which in many ways was exceptional, discrimination helped to create a significant degree of self-determination.With relevance to American social history in general, Thomas Cox's Blacks in Topeka, Kansas, 1865--1915 fully utilizes the methods and materials of social history -- including census analysis and group biography -- to conclusively demonstrate the significance of Topeka in the history of race relations and the growth of black political and nonpolitical institutions.

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LSU Press

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0807124222

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Encyclopedia of Cuban-United States Relations

By: Thomas M. Leonard

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Encyclopedia of Cuban-United States Relations

By: Thomas M. Leonard

Ninety miles from Florida, the island of Cuba has since long before the Castro revolution focused its attention upon, and drawn the attention of, the United States. American interest can be traced to President Jefferson; events since 1959 have kept the two nations constantly at odds. This encyclopedia places persons and events in the context of Cuban relations with the United States and vice versa. An introduction and chronology provide a background. From ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY to ZAYAS, ALFREDO, entries cover such topics as policies (e.g., Isle of Pines Treaty, 1931 International Sugar Agreement), leaders (e.g., Fulgencio Batista, John F. Kennedy) and events (e.g., Bay of Pigs invasion, Baltimore Orioles vs. Cuban All-Stars in A999). Many see references interconnect the entries.

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289

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McFarland

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0786491639

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9780786491636

The Zimmermann Telegram

Intelligence, Diplomacy, and America's Entry into World War I

By: Thomas Boghardt

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The Zimmermann Telegram

Intelligence, Diplomacy, and America's Entry into World War I

By: Thomas Boghardt

By the winter of 1916/17, World War I had reached a deadlock. While the Allies commanded greater resources and fielded more soldiers than the Central Powers, German armies had penetrated deep into Russia and France, and tenaciously held on to their conquered empire. Hoping to break the stalemate on the western front, the exhausted Allies sought to bring the neutral United States into the conflict. A golden opportunity to force American intervention seemed at hand when British naval intelligence intercepted a secret telegram detailing a German alliance offer to Mexico. In it, Berlin’s foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmermann, offered his country’s support to Mexico for re-conquering “the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona” in exchange for a Mexican attack on the United States, should the latter enter the war on the side of the Allies. The British handed a copy of the Telegram to the American government, which in turn leaked it to the press. On March 1, 1917, the Telegram made headline news across the United States, and five weeks later, America entered World War I. Based on an examination of virtually all available German, British, and U.S. government records, this book presents the definitive account of the Telegram and questions many traditional views on the origins, cryptanalysis, and impact of the German alliance scheme. While the Telegram has often been described as the final step in a carefully planned German strategy to gain a foothold in the western hemisphere, this book argues that the scheme was a spontaneous initiative by a minor German foreign office official, which gained traction only because of a lack of supervision and coordination at the top echelon of the German government. On the other hand, the book argues, American and British secret services had collaborated closely since 1915 to bring the United States into the war, and the Telegram’s interception and disclosure represented the crowning achievement of this clandestine Anglo-American intelligence alliance. Moreover, the book explicitly challenges the widely accepted notion that the Telegram’s publication in the U.S. press rallied Americans for war. Instead, it contends that the Telegram divided the public by poisoning the debate over intervention, and by failing to offer peace-minded Americans a convincing rationale for supporting the war. The book also examines the Telegram’s effect on the memory of World War I through the twentieth century and beyond.

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Naval Institute Press

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1612511473

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9781612511474

Patriots of Salem. Roll of Honor of the Officers and Enlisted Men, During the Late Civil War, from Salem, Mass.

By: Thomas J. Hutchinson,Ralph Childs

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Patriots of Salem. Roll of Honor of the Officers and Enlisted Men, During the Late Civil War, from Salem, Mass.

By: Thomas J. Hutchinson,Ralph Childs

Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385567092

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American Literary Autographs, from Washington Irving to Henry James

By: Herbert Cahoon,Thomas V. Lange,Charles Ryskamp

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American Literary Autographs, from Washington Irving to Henry James

By: Herbert Cahoon,Thomas V. Lange,Charles Ryskamp

Hawthorne, Thoreau, Twain, Whitman, 68 other authors. Also full transcript of each, commentary; Morgan Library checklist. 136 illus.

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Courier Corporation

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0486235483

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9780486235486

Textile League Baseball

South Carolina's Mill Teams, 1880-1955

By: Thomas K. Perry

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Textile League Baseball

South Carolina's Mill Teams, 1880-1955

By: Thomas K. Perry

After the Civil War, the Yankee textile industry began a steady transfer south, bringing with it the tradition of a mill village, usually owned by the mill's owner, where the workers and their families lived. The new game of baseball quickly became a foundation of mill village life. A rich tradition of textile league baseball in South Carolina is here reconstructed from newspaper accounts and interviews with former players and fans. Players such as "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Champ Osteen made their marks as "lintheads" in these semipro leagues. The fierce rivalries between competing mills and the impact of the teams on mill life are recounted. Appendices list club records and rosters for many of the teams from 1880 through 1955.

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McFarland

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1476621683

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9781476621685

Antislavery Politics in Antebellum and Civil War America

By: Thomas G. Mitchell

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Antislavery Politics in Antebellum and Civil War America

By: Thomas G. Mitchell

This book is a narrative history of the thirty-year struggle to outlaw slavery, starting with the founding of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1834 and extending until the abolition of slavery in the United States at the end of the Civil War. The core of the book consists of two sections: 1) the 20-year political struggle to restrict slavery through a succession of anti-extensionist parties starting in 1840 with the founding of the Liberty Party, extending through the Free Soil Party (1848-54) and ending with Abraham Lincoln being elected president as a Republican on the same basic platform as the Liberty Party in 1844. 2) The struggle by abolitionists to use the outbreak of the Civil War as a chance to rid the country of slavery using the executive wartime powers of the presidency.

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0313082847

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Blacks in Topeka Kansas, 1865–1915

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Encyclopedia of Cuban-United States Relations

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The Zimmermann Telegram

The Zimmermann Telegram

Patriots of Salem. Roll of Honor of the Officers and Enlisted Men, During the Late Civil War, from Salem, Mass.

Patriots of Salem. Roll of Honor of the Officers and Enlisted Men, During the Late Civil War, from Salem, Mass.

American Literary Autographs, from Washington Irving to Henry James

American Literary Autographs, from Washington Irving to Henry James

Textile League Baseball

Textile League Baseball

Antislavery Politics in Antebellum and Civil War America

Antislavery Politics in Antebellum and Civil War America

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