Suchergebnisse

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Paleo-Indians, Europeans, and the settlement of America; 2. Colonization and settlement of North America; 3. The Early Republic to 1860; 4. The creation of an industrial and urban society, 1860-1914; 5. The evolution of a modern population, 1914-1945; 6. Transitions: the baby boom and bust and the new new immigrants, 1945-1970; 7. A modern industrial society, 1970-2010

If the frontier, in all its boundless possibility, was a central organizing metaphor for much of U.S. history, today it is arguably the border that best encapsulates the American experience, as xenophobia, economic inequality, and resurgent nationalism continue to fuel conditions of division and limitation. This boldly interdisciplinary volume explores the ways that historical and contemporary actors in the U.S. have crossed such borders-whether national, cultural, ethnic, racial, or conceptual. Together, these essays suggest new ways to understand borders while encouraging connection and exchange, even as social and political forces continue to try to draw lines around and between people

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- A Note on Language and Terminology -- Introduction: "If We Build Them, Wars Will Come" -- 1. Conquest -- 2. Occupied -- 3. Why Are So Many Places Named Fort? -- 4. Invading Your Neighbors -- 5. The Permanent Indian Frontier -- 6. Going Global -- 7. The Military Opens Doors -- 8. Reopening the Frontier -- 9. Empire of Bases -- 10. The Spoils of War -- 11. Normalizing Occupation -- 12. Islands of Imperialism -- 13. The Colonial Present -- 14. Building Blowback -- 15. Did the "Cold War" End? -- 16. Out-of-Control War -- 17. War Is the Mission -- Conclusion: Ending "Endless Wars" -- Gratitude and Thanks -- Appendix: U.S. Wars, Combat, and Other Combat Actions Abroad -- Notes -- Suggested Resources -- Index

Citation: Smith, A.C. United States tariff history. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1897. ; Morse Department of Special Collections ; Introduction: In all countries it has been found a necessity to raise money for government expenses by means of a tax on imports. It is found that this indirect tax is by far the most practical method. The duties are collected by the revenue officers hired by the government. All countries are chiefly dependent on such a tax for means to run their national affairs. This tariff question has proved itself as great a problem as ever any able body of men have cared to solve. In our country it has been amply proved so. We employ the best legislators of our country that we can procure and give their all the support we can. These men have studied diligently the needs of the country. Indeed they have been doing this for over a century but there is still this problem unsolved. We have had numerous tariff bills framed but not one which has ever proved itself satisfactory to the people for any length of time.

Report covers fiscal year. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Vols. for 1965-1972 compiled by the Historical Unit, U.S. Army Medical Dept.; 1973-1974 by the Medical History Division, U.S. Army Center of Military History; 1975 by Medical History Branch, U.S. Army Center of Military History.

"Measured in terms of morbidity and mortality, plague has never been a major public health problem in the United States, but, in terms of latent danger and the total cost of suppressive measures during the past 50 years, it cannot be placed in a minor classification. This disease, which has been one of the world's greatest killers, has forced the spending of large amounts of money on efforts to keep it out of this country, to suppress the epidemics which did gain a foothold, and to control or eradicate epizootics in domestic and wild rodents. Modern methods of rodent and ectoparasite control, together with almost specific therapeutic drugs, have decreased the potential danger from plague. Arrival at this turning point makes it particularly fitting to review the accomplishments of the past five decades, to summarize the cooperative efforts of the Public Health Service and the State health departments, and to emphasize specific contributions by individuals of the Public Health Service." - p. iii ; I. Introduction -- II. The first San Francisco epidemic -- III. The second San Francisco epidemic, including other bay area cities -- IV. Plague in Seattle -- V. Plague in wild animals -- VI. The New Orleans epidemics -- VII. Plague in gulf coast cities -- VIII. Los Angeles pneumonic plague outbreak -- IX. Maritime quarantine measures -- X. Plague in the Territory of Hawaii -- XI. Plague in Puerto Rico -- X II. Modern plague control methods -- X III. Treatment and prophylaxis of plague -- References -- Appendix Summary of cases of human plague in the United States, 1900-1951 -- Human plague in the United States, by year and State, 1900-1951 -- Age-sex distribution of human cases of plague in the United States, 1900-1951 -- Observed seasonal distribution of human plague in the United States, 1950-51 -- Human plague in 36 counties in 12 States, 1900-1951 -- Counties in the United States where human plague lias occurred, 1900-1951 -- Human plague on ships arriving at United States ports, 1899-1926 -- Cases of animal plague reported in the United States, 1902-51 -- Animals examined and positive results in the United States, fiscal years 1903-50 -- Counties in the United States surveyed for animal plague, 1900- 1950 -- Rodent plague on ships arriving at United States ports, 1910-26 -- Animal sources of plague-positive ectoparasites, by State -- Publications on plague by Public Health Service officers ; Vernon B. Link, M.D., M.P.H. ; Dr. Link is deputy officer in charge of the Communicable Disease Center, Bureau of State Services, Public Health Service, Atlanta, Ga. Before coming to the center, he was stationed at the Public. Health Service's Plague Laboratory at San Francisco, where he was deputy medical officer in charge from June 1943 to November 1950 and medical officer in charge from December 1950 to February 1952. Dr. Link is a member of the World Health Organization's Expert Advisory Panel on Plague for the 5-year term 1952-57. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Publications on plague by Public Health Service officers: p. 114-120.

Contains a selection of major decisions of the GAO. A digest of all decisions has been issued since Oct. 1989 as: United States. General Accounting Office. Digests of decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States. Before Oct. 1989, digests of unpublished decisions were issued with various titles. ; Latest issue consulted: Vol. 72 (Oct. 1, 1992-Sept. 30, 1993). ; Contains a selection of major decisions of the GAO. A digest of all decisions has been issued since Oct. 1989 as: United States. General Accounting Office. Digests of decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States. Before Oct. 1989, digests of unpublished decisions were issued with various titles. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Vols. for July 1, 1921-June 30, 1922- issued by: U.S. General Accounting Office; issued by: U.S. General Accounting Office, Office of General Counsel. ; Scope line index: Vols. 1 (July 1, 1921)-46 (June 30, 1967). 1 v. ; Cumulation of the monthly: United States. General Accounting Office. Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States; which is in turn a cumulation of: Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States. Advance sheets. ; Indexed by: United States. General Accounting Office. Index to the published decisions of the accounting officers of the United States, 1921-1929; and: United States. General Accounting Office. Index digest of published decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States, 1929-