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1 | Davis, Ryan | "A torrent of words": colonial printers and the public, 1765-1775 | Although printers had long been important in colonial society and politics, it was not until 1765 that they fully realized their potential in shaping colonial attitudes and behavior. With Parliament's institution of the Stamp Act, an outraged public insisted that newspaper publishers assume a more a... | Printing; social aspects; United States; history; 18th century | 2012-05 | |
2 | Troester, Landon | Communities and New Americans: the Process of Joining and Building Communities Among 1880-1920 Immigrants and World War II Refugees | During the late 19th and early 20th century, the United States faced substantial changes in the nature of European immigration to the country. Unlike previous phases of immigration, many of the European arrivals were from Southern and Eastern Europe, and as a result struggled to identify existing cu... | United States; Displaced Persons; American | 2019 |