Tom (Thomas) Isern: Recent submissions
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Construction, Adaptation, and Preservation of Earth Homes on the Northern Plains
(North Dakota State University, 2018)The earth home, in its many varieties and styles, played an important role in the development of the American Great Plains during the mid-nineteenth century. However, the lack of further study into the material culture of ... -
It's Happening at State: February 28, 2013
(North Dakota State University, 2013-02-28)Provides summary information of news and events of interest to the faculty and staff of NDSU. -
It's Happening at State: January 15, 2013
(North Dakota State University, 2013-01-15)Provides summary information of news and events of interest to the faculty and staff of NDSU. -
It's Happening at State: October 15, 2012
(North Dakota State University, 2012-10-15)Provides summary information of news and events of interest to the faculty and staff of NDSU. -
It's Happening at State: May 31, 2012
(North Dakota State University, 2012-05-31)Provides summary information of news and events of interest to the faculty and staff of NDSU. -
It's Happening at State: May 15, 2012
(North Dakota State University, 2012-05-15)Provides summary information of news and events of interest to the faculty and staff of NDSU. -
It's Happening at State: April 30, 2012
(North Dakota State University, 2012-04-30)Provides summary information of news and events of interest to the faculty and staff of NDSU. -
It's Happening at State: November 15, 2011
(North Dakota State University, 2011-11-15)Provides summary information of news and events of interest to the faculty and staff of NDSU. -
“Read and Be Convinced”: The Image of the Nonpartisan League in Its Creative Production, the Early Histories, and Wider Popular Culture
(North Dakota State University, 2018)In this thesis, I examine the image of the Nonpartisan League in several different contexts, arguing that the League carefully crafted their advocative political image and their opponents painted them as disloyal socialists. ... -
The Importance of the Schleswig-Holstein Conflicts in German Unification: A Primordial Case Study, 1839-1871
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Considerations of German Unification usually center on Otto von Bismarck and Prussian power politics, the German Confederation, and Austria along with the Franco-Prussian War. Often overlooked are the important events that ... -
Roosevelt, Ranches, and Resources: Theodore Roosevelt National Park's Search for a Balance Between Human and Natural History
(North Dakota State University, 2018)National parks share the same challenge debating the significance of their cultural and natural resources. In the past, many parks decided to emphasize the value of natural resources over that of their human histories. ... -
The Emperors of Sport: Dominican Baseball during the US Occupation of the Dominican Republic, 1916-1924
(North Dakota State University, 2017)While baseball is typically associated with the United States for most Western readers, the sport was already being played in Cuba, Japan, and the Dominican Republic before the United States fully realized its own Major ... -
Caretakers of the Community's Past Volunteers in North Dakota Museums
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The bulk of museum studies research focuses on professionalized museums. Little research has been conducted on the challenges of small museums. This study looks at volunteers in small North Dakota museums. Sparsely populated ... -
Running Wild, Running Free?: Changing Perceptions of Wild Horses in the American Landscape
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Since the 1930s, wild horses have become a subject of public concern. They are often showcased as symbols representing the historic past of the western United States. More recently they have become symbols of a mythic, or ... -
Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy Takach: An Introduction to their Choral Music and a Study of their Positions within a Lineage of Minnesota-Based Composers
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This study serves as an introduction to the choral music of Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy Takach. It also examines their positions within a lineage that includes three generations of successful Minnesota-based composers. It ... -
Talking Points : April 25, 2014
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Talking Points : October 17, 2014
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Petroleum Exploration History in North Dakota to 1951
(North Dakota State University, 2013)The delayed discovery of oil in North Dakota resulted from remoteness, environment, and economic disadvantage, three of the six themes of Elwyn B. Robinson. Initially, lacking outside capital, the local explorers turned ... -
NDSU Magazine : Fall 2009
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NDSU Magazine : Spring 2013
(North Dakota State University, 2013)