Tag: History and Political Science
Missouri S&T historian honored as Spur Award finalist
Dr. Larry Gragg, Curators’ Teaching Professor and chair of history and political science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named a finalist for the 2014 Spur Award for his book about Las Vegas.
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Missouri S&T historian wins literary award
Dr. Patrick Huber, professor of history and at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been awarded a Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award for his essay on African American contributions to the creation of hillbilly music.
Read More »Ground troops are key to wartime success, says S&T historian
Air strikes never fully succeed in winning a war, says military historian John C. McManus, a professor of history and political science at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He says American troops on the ground have proven throughout recent history to be the crucial difference between victory and defeat.
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Missouri S&T to celebrate Constitution Day
The history and political science department at Missouri University of Science and Technology is sponsoring a Constitution Day celebration at noon Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the Havener Center on the Missouri S&T campus.
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New book answers remaining questions surrounding D-Day
Despite prolific historical documentation of D-Day, there are still questions that remain unanswered 70 years later, says Dr. John C. McManus, a military historian at Missouri University of Science and Technology. His latest book takes a fresh look at Omaha Beach through the eyes of the 1st Infantry Division, known as the Big Red One, and brings new perspective to the battle that began America’s rise as a superpower.
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Shannon Fogg is Missouri S&T’s Woman of the Year
Dr. Shannon Fogg, associate professor of history and political science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named 2014 Woman of the Year by Missouri S&T. She was honored during a campus ceremony on Wednesday, April 23.
Read More »New book examines breadth of writing about Hank Williams
Since Hank Williams’ New Year’s Day death in 1953, journalists, biographers, historians and scholars have written extensively about the country music legend. A new book co-edited by a Missouri University of Science and Technology historian compiles much of this work and examines Williams’ place in American history and popular culture.
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New book examines Kennedy assassination controversy
A new book published this fall by a Missouri University of Science and Technology historian commemorates the 50th anniversary of the John F. Kennedy assassination by examining the so-called news-leak controversy – one of the lesser-known mysteries surrounding President Kennedy’s death.
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New book examines life of first female Egyptologist
Margaret Alice Murray, one of the first women to practice archaeology and the first woman to publicly unwrap a mummy, is the subject of a new book by Missouri University of Science and Technology historian Dr. Kathleen Sheppard.
Read More »S&T historian to lecture on economic depression
The cultural history of economic depression, focusing on the 1890s depression, is the subject of an upcoming public lecture at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
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